Description

Blue fox tail is a shrubby plant in southwestern and Mediterranean style gardens. It grows best in sunny locations and with low to very low amounts of supplemental water throughout summer. It is used in containers, raised planters and in group plantings on slopes and banks.

Characteristics:

Blue Fox Tail is a shrubby plant, with 4-sided flower-spikes at the end of branches. Bracts are oval, entire, mucronate. Leaves are elliptic-oblong, narrowed at both ends, velvety. Flowers are large, greenish blue. Upper lip of the flower is linear, reflexed. Blue Fox Tail is found in Mumbai and Konkan region. The Blue fox tail agave is a section of A. attenuata, and gets its name from its distinctive blue-gray foliage color. It develops a strong rosette shape comprised of thick, bold leaves to form plants 3-5 ft. in size. This selection of agave will grow for many years before flowering and can develop 1-2 ft. tall trunks. Mature plants will develop long arching flower stalks covered with thousands of small yellow and cream colored flowers. This provides a striking floral display for 1-2 months.

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