Agave Whale's Tongue
Agave Ovatifolia
USDA Hardiness Zones: 7-11
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Height: 2-3 ft
Spread: 2-3 ft
A rounded rosette of short wide gray leaves that are distinctively cupped. Leaves have small teeth along their margins and a 1 inch long dark gray terminal spine. It has been noted that this plant has stayed smaller in hot dry locations where water has been withheld but responds well to irrigation and grows much larger. When this plant flowers it forms a 10-14 foot tall spike with greenish-yellow flowers.