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Agave utahensis var. eborispina

Also Known As

Agave eborispina
Agave utahensis ssp. eborispina

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 8"-12"
W: 8"-12"

planting zones

5a-9b

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Agave utahensis var. eborispina plant details

Agave utahensis var. eborispina is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. cream flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Agave utahensis var. eborispina

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue and green
Mature size: 8 IN - 12 IN - wide, 8 IN - 12 IN - tall
Flowers: cream blooms
Uses: architectural, container plant, desert garden, rock garden, rosette-forming, spiky, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave utahensis var. eborispina

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Agave utahensis ssp. eborispina is with ivory spined Utah century plant. It is a dramatic, super hardy, small Agave from the Nopah Mountains near Las Vegas growing to about one foot tall and wide in a rosette of thick, blue-green, heavily-toothed leaves t

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Zn 6.Clump forming heavly yoothed leaf margins

By: Little Prince of Oregon

A fantastic hardy Agave from Clark co NV at 4000' the rosettes are line with short blunt ivory teeth and tipped with a wicked apical spine that can reach 4" in length, perfect for blowgun darts, just rub on the back of a Dendrobates or dab on a bit of curare and voile no more antlered rat problems,

By: Arrowhead Alpines

Exquisite form, the most northern agave anywhere!, with 6-10" rosettes of chalky blue leaves dressed with ivory, corkscrew spines, sometimes black-tipped, up to 1.5" long. Ooooh! Offsets to form small clumps. Bright sun with very good drainage. Perfect for your limestone crevice. Frost hardy to well below 0 °F, USDA zone 7. (Did we mention really really good drainage?)