Jet Tip Agave

Agave macroacantha

Water
Low water once established; water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry completely between waterings. Reduce watering substantially in winter.
Description
A compact agave (Agave macroacantha) with narrow, rigid, blue-gray leaves tipped with prominent jet-black spines and edged with small dark teeth.
Deciduous / Evergreen
Growth Rate
Growth Habit
Flower Color
Foliage Color
Sap is a skin/eye irritant
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun to light shade; afternoon shade helps prevent scorching in Phoenix’s intense summer heat.

Water: Low water once established; water deeply but infrequently, allowing soil to dry completely between waterings. Reduce watering substantially in winter.

Soil: Very well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil. Use raised beds or mounds where drainage is poor.

Mature size: Individual rosettes reach approximately 1–2 feet tall and 2–3 feet wide; offsetting colonies spread wider.

Bloom: Each rosette blooms once after many years, then dies; offsets usually survive and continue growing.

Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen.

Growth rate: Slow.