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Agave attenuata - Foxtail Agave
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Category : Succulent
Family : Agavaceae (Agaves)
Origin : Mexico (North America)
Flower Color : Green
Bloomtime : Infrequent
Evergreen : Yes
Tolerates Drought : Yes
Resistant to Deer Predation : Yes
Height : 4-5 feet
Width : 4-6 feet
Exposure : Full Sun
Irrigation Req. : Low Water Needs
 
 
Agave attenuata (Fox Tail Agave) - This Agave presents to the gardener none of the dangers that its spine-covered relatives do. Massing up to 4 to 5 feet tall by as wide with individual rosettes that may reach 4 feet wide on stout curving smooth gray stems that rise up to 4 feet tall. The wide pale green pliable leaves emerge from a tight central spear to arch gracefully back, looking a bit like large open green flower. Mature plants sends up a 5 to 10 foot vertical flower stalk that reflexes back towards the ground before arching upward again, giving this plant the common name Fox-tail agave. The flowers are a pale greenish yellow and are followed by seed pods and many new "plantlets" (or bulbils). Plant in full coastal sun to shade in moist or dry soils (looks best with regular watering). Tolerates seaside conditions but it will usually be damaged in temperatures below 28° F.