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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: Succulents
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 3-4' x 5-6'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping
Native To: Mexico and Central America
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Insignificant
Special Features: Drought Resistant / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #3
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone: 9-11
With arching, twisting leaves, it is easy to see why Agave vilmoriniana is known as the Octopus Agave. But expect more than 8 tentacles! The mass of narrow, green-grey leaves mature to 3-4’ tall and 5-6’ wide. In its native Mexico, these agaves grow on rocky slopes and steep cliff sides, and the leaf fibers are made into a brush that contains its own natural soap. Tall flower spikes, which appear after 10 years, bloom tall stalks of green-yellow flowers that produce bulbils that form new plants. Cold hardy to 20-25° F, plant in full sun with good drainage. Use Octopus Agave as an eye-catching specimen in your landscape.
With arching, twisting leaves, it is easy to see why Agave vilmoriniana is known as the Octopus Agave. But expect more than 8 tentacles! The mass of narrow, green-grey leaves mature to 3-4’ tall and 5-6’ wide. In its native Mexico, these agaves grow on rocky slopes and steep cliff sides, and the leaf fibers are made into a brush that contains its own natural soap. Tall flower spikes, which appear after 10 years, bloom tall stalks of green-yellow flowers that produce bulbils that form new plants. Cold hardy to 20-25° F, plant in full sun with good drainage. Use Octopus Agave as an eye-catching specimen in your landscape.
