Agave protamericana Big Blue Living Wall with a giant spathe resembling

with a giant spathe resembling a giant green mixing bowl with white spots on the outside

and a very fast growth rate

The creamy white leaves are bordered with an irregular edge of dark green

trowel-shaped foliage emerges from the underground tubers to form a nice clump of foliage that remains evergreen all the winter

the clump produces a 20" tall bloom stalk resembling a miniature purple pineapple

Agave protamericana Big Blue Living Wall with a giant spathe resemblingThis vegetative selection of A. americana var. protamericana makes the largest clump of any of the hardy agaves that we have grown. Instead of forming a tight, upright clump as is typical with "protamericana," A. 'Big Blue' makes a more open clump resembling A. americana, reaching 3' tall x 10' wide. We usually see a little leaf burn when temperatures drop much below 10 degrees F, which is still far hardier than typical Agave americana. In loose