Most types of agave plants like it hot, but these hardy agave can take some chilly temperatures too.
Here’s a selection of our favorite cold hardy agave.
When it flowers, it sends up a red purple bloom on a stalk up to 10 feet tall.
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It’s hardy to temperatures as low as 10F.
Tiny red teeth outline the silver-blue leaves.
While this agave typeprefers full sun, it can handle part shade too, and is hardy to 15F.
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The plant, which is hardy to 25F, gets its name from the arching flower stalk it produces.
Slow growing and compact, itdoes well in containersand is hardy to 25F.
It’s hardy to 12F.
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It will survive in temperatures as low as 25F.
Unlike many agave, this variety does not produce offsets.
It’s hardy to 15F.
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The mother plant will die if allowed to flower, but forms plenty of offsets.
‘Huachuca’ is hardy to around 10F.
Keep it in a pot and bring it indoors.
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But it’s also afavorite in xeriscapes, thanks to showy, sword-like leaves and fast-growing, impressive form.
The plant can take some chilly nights, too, as it’s hardy to 20F.
Yellow and green leaves are accented by dark red teeth.
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The plant is hardy to 10F.
This key in of agave is extremely cold tolerant, surviving temperatures as low as 0F.
Once it’s mature, the agave will have one bloom of goldenflowers that attract hummingbirds.
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Its broad, silver-blue leaves are lined with tiny teeth.
Size:2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 4 feet wide
Zones:5-10
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