Blue Glow Agave
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Spikey and soft blue-green, the Blue Glow Agave (Agave attenuata x ocahui 'Blue Glow') adds pointed rosette-shaped mounds of geometrically arranged sword-like foliage! Incredible visual interest throughout the garden or in containers that won’t be missed!
Agave are easy to grow and feature stiff foliage that grows out and up in a perfectly symmetrical sphere. Each margin and pointed edge features a fiery red border to add definition and interest to your plant. Salt tolerant and full sun-loving plants, use these in the hell-strip along the road or on coastal gardens, pollinator gardens and formal plantings.
Blue Glow sends up a beautiful flower spike that calls pollinators and hummingbirds. The evergreen foliage can be quite cold tolerant and drought resistant, thriving in poor dry soil and containers to add drama anywhere you need it.
Planting and Application:
The sharp edges and pointed spiny ends help deter unwanted foot traffic while providing wonderful architectural interest. These are fantastic plants to use as specimens or in dramatic, equally spaced rows along garden edges, driveways and as focal point plant anchors.
Blue Glow Agave is small enough to fit in stylish containers for your porch or patio, balcony or to elevate these uniquely symmetrical plants features among other garden plants. Perfect members of rock gardens and succulent collections, plant along the top of a retaining wall for spikey texture, or where conditions and deer can be tough on other plants!
- Symmetrical Spikey Sword-Like Foliage
- Blue Green Color & Red Accents
- Tall Flower Spikes of Bell-Shaped Blooms for Pollinators
- Grows Well Potted
- Adds Architectural Drama to the Landscape
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Agave care is easy and these are almost pest and disease-free! Provide an excellently well-drained site that sheds water quickly and has moderate fertility.
- Full Sun & Partial Shade
- Very Well-Drained Soil
- Low Maintenance, Easy Care & Deer Resistant
- Tolerates Chill, Salt & Drought
Blue Glow Agave is a fantastically architectural and visually impactful burst of texture for your garden landscape! Fantastic container plants and small space gardening, Agave are easy-care specimens anywhere they go, so order enough for your project today at NatureHills.com!
Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
| Color | Zone | Times |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spring 2019 | |
| 4 | Now | |
| 5 | Now | |
| 6 | Now | |
| 7 | Now | |
| 8 | Now | |
| 9 | Now | |
| 10 | Now | |
| 11 | Now |
Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 19.99 | 24.99 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 29.99 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 34.99 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 39.99 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 44.99 |
| 130 | - | 149.99 | 48.99 |
| 150 | - | 150+ | Approx 28% |
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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones Outdoors 8-11(Indoors 4-11)
| Brand | Nature Hills' Choice |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Agave attenuata x ocahui 'Blue Glow' |
| Type | Succulent |
| Mature Height | 2 - 3 feet |
| Mature Spread | 2 - 3 feet |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Soil | Well Drained Soil |
| Moisture | Low |
| Growth Rate | Slow |
| Flower Color | Green, Yellow |
| Foliage Color | Blue-Green |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
| Pruning Time | Early Spring |
| Fragrant | Yes |