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Foxtail Agave
Agave attenuata
Foxtail Agave is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 2-3 ft × 3-4 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect yellow, green and white blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to drought, dry soil and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft × 3-4 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Green, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Small mammals
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Heat
- Native to
- Mexico
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