| Description | Nevada Agave (Agave utahensis var nevadensis) is a small, cold-tolerant succulent native to the desert mountains of eastern San Bernardino, California, and Nevada. |
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| Pronunciation | (a-GAH-vee) |
| Plant Type | Succulents, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 7-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average to dry, intolerant of winter wetness |
| Temperature | frost tolerant to 10 F if kept very dry |
| Flowers | Produces an 8-foot-tall flower stalk with a panicle inflorescence bearing light yellow flowers. |
| Leaves | Bright green leaves, with spiny tips and margins lined with widely spaced gray teeth, forming a rosette. |
| Dimensions | 2 by 2 feet |
| Propagation | seeds, division of offsets |
| Native Site | Nevada, California, Arizona and Utah USA |
| Misc Facts | The plant is monocarpic, meaning the rosette dies after it blooms. Other rosettes replace this rosette. syn. Agave nevadensis |
| Notes & Reference | #219-Agaves Living sculptures for landscapes and containers (Greg Starr) |
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