Agave gentryi – Maguey Verde, Hardy Agave
Dark green Agaves, well-armed lance-shaped leaves with grey marginal teeth and long terminal spines. They grow large, maturing to 3-4ft. tall and 4-6ft. wide tip to tip. Cold hardy to around 5°F. Occur from 6,000ft. to 9,000ft. in pine and oak woodlands or high chaparral of northern and NE Mexico. Their natural adaptions makes them a good option for colder, wetter regions as long as the soil drainage is enhanced. They can tolerate shade and prefer it in the hottest parts of our low desert. (previously Agave macroculmis)
Exposure Full to part sun
Grows to 3-4 feet high x 4-6 feet wide
Hardiness Zone 7b-11
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