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Agave 'Blue Flame' (Agave 'Blue Flame')

Other names: Hybrid agave 'Blue Flame'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Blue Flame' is a tender, clump-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial with large rosettes of narrowly ovate, pointed, finely toothed, slightly incurved, blue-green to blue-grey leaves. Racemes of greenish-white flowers are rarely produced.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
1 m 1.5 m 5-10 years
3 ft 4 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Grow under glass in cactus compost in bright, filtered light. Water freely in growth & feed every 3-4 weeks with a balanced liquid feed. Keep almost dry in winter. Outdoors in frost-free areas, grow in slightly acid to neutral soil in sharply drained soil

Suggested uses

Gravel, Containers/Patio, Architectural, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical, City, Drought Tolerant, Low Maintenance, Indoor, Conservatory

UK hardiness

H2

USDA zones

Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, H1

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming, Rosette

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

Yes

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Though rarely flowers, the 'mother' rosette dies after flowering but offsets at the base replace the parent rosette. Remove faded racemes and rosettes.

Propagation methods

Offsets

Pests

Scale insects

Diseases

Vulnerable to chlorosis resulting from magnesium deficiency.

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Check for waterlogging during winter (optional)

Separate bulb offsets

Plant container grown plants in moderately fertile, well-drained soil

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Apply a fertiliser container grown plants regularly

Sow seed in containers with heat (spring)

Plant tender plants after danger of frost has passed (late spring, early summer)

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