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Agave 'Snow Glow'
   
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae)
Origin: Mexico (North America)
Evergreen: Yes
Red/Purple Foliage: Yes
Variegated Foliage: Yes
Bloomtime: Infrequent
Parentage: (A. 'Blue Glow' sport)
Height: 1-2 feet
Width: 2-3 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
May be Poisonous  (More Info): Yes
Agave 'Snow Glow' - An exceptionally attractive smaller agave with mostly solitary rosettes slowly growing to 2 feet tall by 3 feet across with 18 inch long by 1-1 1/2 inch wide glaucous blue-green leaves that have smooth toothless red margins near the leaf tip with small soft teeth below and edged the entire length with a strong cream colored band and tipped with a short red terminal spine.

Plant in full sun in a well-draining soil and irrigate occasionally to infrequently. Though hardiness is not known absolutely, the parent plant of this sport has weathered temperatures down below 20° F and likely this plant will be able to handle this as well.

Agave 'Snow Glow' is a sport from Agave 'Blue Glow', a plant that was the result of a cross between Agave ocahui and Agave attenuata - the original plant is already an exceptionally beautiful plant but this chance sport is stunning with strong cream white leaf bands along the leaf margins that nearly glow. It was a selection made by Kelly Griffin, who also selected another sport from Agave 'Blue Glow' that he called Agave 'Sun Glow' which has more yellow color in the variegation and more teeth along the red margins in the upper half of the leaf. Both plants are very nice, but in a side-by-side comparison, we felt 'Snow Glow' the more attractive plant for us to continue with and we have been growing this beauty since receiving our first plant in 2011 from Allen Repashy at Xeric Growers. 

Information displayed on this page about Agave 'Snow Glow' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.

 
San Marcos Growers closed for regular business at the end of 2025 as the property is being developed for affordable housing.
While our gates remain closed, we will open them by appointment so we can liquidate remaining plants, supplies and equipment. The plants remaining in the field are listed on our Live Inventory Page.
 
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