Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs / Succulents
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Small
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-5' x 3-6'
Natural Growth Habit: Rosette, Rounded
Native To: Cultivar, Mexico
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Green / Yellow
Bloom Time: Summer
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Colorful Foliage / Deer Resistant / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fire Resistant/Retardant / Intermountain Conditions / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #3
Sunset Garden Zones: 5-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-11
Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’ is a succulent cultivar known for its powdery, silvery-blue, cupped leaves and its yellow-green flowers on a 10-14′ spike. It blooms once in 10-20 years and dies afterward (monocarpic). Leaves have small teeth on the edges and a terminal spine. It grows as a symmetrical, rounded rosette. Does not produce offsets. Useful as a specimen, in xeriscape and rock gardens, container gardening, mass plantings, as a barrier plant. Prefers sandy, gritty, or rocky soil, requires excellent drainage. Best in full sun but tolerates part shade, especially in hot inland climates. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
Agave ovatifolia ‘Frosty Blue’ is a succulent cultivar known for its powdery, silvery-blue, cupped leaves and its yellow-green flowers on a 10-14′ spike. It blooms once in 10-20 years and dies afterward (monocarpic). Leaves have small teeth on the edges and a terminal spine. It grows as a symmetrical, rounded rosette. Does not produce offsets. Useful as a specimen, in xeriscape and rock gardens, container gardening, mass plantings, as a barrier plant. Prefers sandy, gritty, or rocky soil, requires excellent drainage. Best in full sun but tolerates part shade, especially in hot inland climates. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Fire-resistant. Cold hardy to 0°F.
