SucculentsBlue Glow Agave
Agave 'Blue Glow'
Blue Glow Agave (Agave 'Blue Glow') is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 1-2 ft x 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained, sandy and occasionally-dry soil. It stands up well to drought and deer, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1-2 ft x 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Sandy, Occasionally-dry
- Foliage
- Blue-green
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- Hybrid (cultivated)
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Blue Glow Agave is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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