SucculentsOctopus Agave
Agave vilmoriniana
Octopus Agave (Agave vilmoriniana) is a medium-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 3-4 ft × 4-6 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and sandy soil. Expect yellow blooms in spring.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 3-4 ft × 4-6 ft
- Spacing
- 4-6 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Sandy
- Foliage
- Blue-green, Green
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Native to
- Mexico
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Octopus Agave is hardy to about 20°F (estimated from USDA zone 9), 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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