Agave ovatifolia ‘Vanzie’

Whale's Tongue Agave

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

A Bit More

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.

A Bit More

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.