• Light: Full sun to light shade; needs afternoon shade in low desert areas.
• Water: Low water needs; requires well-drained soil to avoid root rot.
• Size: Typically 3-4 feet high and 4-5 feet wide, occasionally larger.
• Hardiness: Extremely cold-hardy for an agave (Zones 7-10).
• Maintenance: Low; does not produce offsets (solitary).
• Flowers: After 10-20 years, it produces a 10-14 foot tall flower spike with yellow-green blooms.

Avage ovatifolia 'Whale's Tongue'