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: 3-4' x 3-7'
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 / Seacoast Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #3
Sunset Garden Zones: 8, 9, 12-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7-11
Agave ovatifolia ‘Vanzie’ is a fast-growing, succulent cultivar known for its broad, powder-blue, deeply-cupped leaves with large, sharp terminal spines and forming a large, solitary rosette. Yellow/green flowers appear on 12-14′ stalks in 10-20 years. Monocarpic (dies after flowering). Very drought-tolerant. Prefers well-drained, dry, rocky, gritty soil. Prefers full sun but tolerates light shade in hot, inland climates. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold-hardy to 5°F.
Agave ovatifolia ‘Vanzie’ is a fast-growing, succulent cultivar known for its broad, powder-blue, deeply-cupped leaves with large, sharp terminal spines and forming a large, solitary rosette. Yellow/green flowers appear on 12-14′ stalks in 10-20 years. Monocarpic (dies after flowering). Very drought-tolerant. Prefers well-drained, dry, rocky, gritty soil. Prefers full sun but tolerates light shade in hot, inland climates. Fire-resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold-hardy to 5°F.