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Agave ovatofilia 'Frosty Blue' - Whale's Tongue Agave - Asparagaceae (The Asparagus Family)
Agave ovatofilia 'Frosty Blue' - Whale's Tongue Agave - Agave ovatofilia 'Frosty Blue' is a cold hardy century plant with blue-green foliage also known as whale's tongue agave.
Agave ovatofilia 'Frosty Blue' - Agave ovatofilia 'Frosty Blue' is a cold hardy century plant with blue-green foliage also known as whale's tongue agave.
 
9cm
Price: $21.99
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 3-5'
Flower Colour: Yellow


Availability: Most main catalogue plants ready May 15-June 30.
Product Code: 5691
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Spectacular! Agave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue', commonly known as whale's tongue century plant, brings architectural drama and a tropical or desert feel to the garden. It is a relatively fast grower with short, broad, cupped leaves that are tooth-edged and topped off with a prominent terminal spine. The foliage looks like its been lightly dusted with flour or frosted giving it a turquoise blue sheen. The rosette can reach 2-3 feet tall and 3-6 feet wide in perfect conditions though it will be smaller grown in a container or outdoors in coastal BC where it is hardy to zone 7b if protected from winter rain. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Details
  • Class: Evergreen
  • Soil Moisture: Dry, Drought Tolerant
  • Flowering Time: Summer
  • Fragrant: No
  • Foliage Colour: Bluish, Green
  • Deer Resistant: Yes
  • Attracts:
  • Habitat: High rocky outcrops from 1800 to 1950 m.
  • Geographical Origin: Americas - North America
  • BC Native: No


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