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Agave utahensis
Utah agave is a rosette-forming desert succulent from the southwest US, with blue-green spiny-tipped leaves and occasionally very tall flower stalks. It is grown as an ornamental and tolerates drought and sun once established; the key is excellent drainage.
Agave utahensis is a species of agave known by the common name Utah agave.
Varieties of the species include the Nevada agave and Kaibab agave.
Agave utahensis is cultivated as an ornamental plant. In the UK it has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave utahensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
