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Products > Agave 'Blue Glow'   Agave 'Blue Glow'    [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Agavaceae (Agaves) Origin: Mexico (North America) Evergreen: Yes Red/Purple Foliage: Yes Bloomtime: Infrequent Parentage: (A. ocahui x A. attenuata) Height: 1-2 feet Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Full Sun Drought Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes Agave 'Blue Glow' - A beautiful smaller Agave with solitary rosettes slowly growing to 18 inches tall and 2 feet across with 1 foot long by 1-1 1/2 inch wide blue green leaves that have red margins edged with yellow and bearing tiny soft spines and a stout short red terminal spine. Plant in full sun. Little irrigation required. Though hardiness is not known, our original plant has withstood temperatures of 28 F and we suspect the plant should be much hardier; Agave ocahui is known to tolerate temperatures down to 15 ° F and thought to be able to able to go down to 5° F - time will tell. Great in containers or in groups - especially nice where back lighting can light up the red and yellow margin. This hybrid between Agave attenuata (possibly 'Nova') and A. ocahui was created by Kelly Griffin. It is a beautiful plant that looks nothing like either parent though it apparently inherits the more durable tougher leaves, smaller size, solitary habit and sharp terminal spine of Agave ocahui and gets the broader leaves and blue green color from Agave attenuata. We have seen this plant described as similar to Agave 'Blue Flame' - while both are in the genus Agave and both have blue green colored leaves, this is where the similarities end as Agave 'Blue Glow' is a much smaller, solitary plant with stiff leaves and really looks nothing like large clump-forming soft-leafed Agave 'Blue Flame'. We received our original plant of 'Blue Flame' from the Huntington Botanic Garden in 2005.  The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.     [MORE INFO]