MBN 1Gal Agave 'Blue Flame'

This is a Dave Verity hybrid of A. attenuata and A. shawiiintroduced by the Huntington Botanic Garden. It is a medium size grower, blue green in color, has flexible leaves, essentially lacks spines (has a single terminal spine which can be tipped, and minimal marginal dentition), is adaptable to a range of soils, and takes frost to the low twenties. It absolutely nails the highly desirable target for a relatively small, spineless agave that can take some frost. The leaves are somewhat spatulate and have wonderful elongated tips, giving them a somewhat flame-like appearance. Of course this is invaluable in a container, especially if the container is near traffic. A 5-6' spike of dark burgundy maroon flowers appears in fall and winter when the plant is old enough.