Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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.
