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Products > Agave 'Snow Glow'   Agave 'Snow Glow'     [2nd Image] 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. Little irrigation required. 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 'Sun Glow'. 'Sun Glow' had 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.  The information presented on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations of it growing in our nursery crops, as well as in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens we visit. We will incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they include cultural information that would aid others in growing Agave 'Snow Glow'.     [MORE INFO]