desert agave
Agave deserti
USDA zones7 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds dry soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall1 to 6 feet wide
- Habit
- Cactus/succulent
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Leaves up to about 2 feet long by 4 inches wide.
Notes
Desert agave (Agave deserti) is a succulent for rock gardens, dry borders, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry soil. Its blue-green, sword-like leaves form a clump with sharp teeth and a stiff spine at each tip, so plant it away from paths. After many years it sends up a tall stalk of pale yellow flowers, and then the plant dies.
Pairs well with Mediterranean spurge, Shenandoah switchgrass, and Elfin mother of thyme.
Native range
AZ and CA.