Agave utahensis v. kaibabensis

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Item # 12765
each $7.49
3 to 6 plants $7.29
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Agave utahensis v. kaibabensis

Grand Canyon Century Plant

Quick Facts :: Growing Tips

Full and Afternoon Sun Very Xeric Attract Hummingbirds Resists Deer Resists Rabbits Western Only  Legend

Description:

12-15” x 18” wide. (Seed propagated.) This is the giant form of Agave utahensis. Variety ‘kaibabensis’ is a handsome, formidably spined Agave with moderately thin, long, stout gray-green leaves. I’ve found it to be a slow grower, but that’s probably how it endures the searing summer heat and brutally cold winters of its northern AZ habitat. Very uncommon in cultivation, it’s much larger than any other forms of Agave utahensis. Seed was collected at 5,000’ elevation on the south rim of the Grand Canyon near the Navajo Native American town of Cameron, AZ.

Zones 5-9

Special Notes:

Plant with Claret Cup cacti!

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QUICK FACTS
USDA Growing Zones 5 - 9
Color White
Regions Hot Desert, Western Only
Rain Less than 10in., 10in - 20in, 20in - 30in
Bloom Time Summer
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun
Soil Sandy Garden Soil
Moisture Very Xeric
Height Medium - 12in. to 36in.
Plants for Pollinators Attract Hummingbirds
Resistant to Hungry Critters Resists Deer, Resists Rabbits
GROWING TIPS

Good companion plants for Agave include ornamental grasses, Dwarf conifers and groundcover Iceplants(to carpet the ground around the base of the plants with flowers).