Blue Glow Agave colorful? Avoid planting in peak summer

Avoid planting in peak summer — especially important for larger container sizes

Never bury the rosette crown

but this Mexican species is frost-tender

Mulch lightly — 1–2 inches of decomposed granite or gravel mulch is ideal

reflecting intense UV and insulating the stem

Blue Glow Agave colorful? Avoid planting in peak summerPhoenix's Most Beloved Compact Agave for Borders, Pots & Desert Gardens Blue Glow Agave (Agave 'Blue Glow') is one of Arizona's most iconic and universally loved landscape agaves. A naturally occurring hybrid of Agave attenuata and Agave ocahui, it produces a stunning solitary rosette of smooth blue green leaves edged in glowing red orange a combination that looks spectacular year round in full sun. It stays compact at just 23 feet tall and wide,