Agave azurea seeds grow into the azure blue agave — a striking medium to large agave native to the arid biome of Baja California (especially the Sierra San Pedro Mártir), Mexico, growing on rocky slopes, canyon walls and hillsides in the chaparral and desert zones. The epithet azurea means 'sky-blue' or 'azure' (from Spanish azul = blue), referring to the intensely blue-grey to azure-grey leaf colour — among the most strongly blue of any Agave species. A compact to medium rosette. Monocarpic. Family Asparagaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky, poor soils; drought-tolerant; warm to cool arid conditions. 'Azurea' = sky-blue/azure (intensely blue-grey to azure leaf colour — among most strongly blue in genus); monocarpic Intensely blue-grey to azure rosette; compact to medium form; rocky slopes; Baja California specialist Baja California (Sierra San Pedro Mártir), Mexico — arid biome; rocky slopes and canyon walls Genus Agave: ~200 species; Americas; Family Asparagaceae (Agavoideae); Order Asparagales Full sun; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; warm to cool arid; monocarpic; Family Asparagaceae Agave azurea — the azure blue agave — produces one of the most intensely and purely blue-grey leaf colours of any Agave species, a beautiful and ornamentally outstanding collector's agave from the rocky mountains of Baja California.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
