{"product_id":"frosty-blue-whales-tongue-agave-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Frosty Blue Whale's Tongue Agave - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrosty Blue is a broad whale's tongue agave that forms a single rosette of short, wide, cupped leaves in a powdery gray-blue with a turquoise cast. It grows relatively quickly for an agave and is one of the most cold-hardy, tolerating temperatures down to about 5°F.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt reaches 2 to 3 feet tall and can spread to 6 feet, making a bold focal point. At the end of its long life, it sends up a tall spire of greenish yellow flowers, after which the rosette dies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eShort, very broad, cupped leaves shaped like a whale's tongue are a powdery gray-blue with a soft turquoise cast and a frosted finish. The margins carry small, evenly spaced teeth, and each leaf is tipped with a steel-gray spine. The leaves form a single, open, symmetrical rosette 2 to 3 feet tall and 3 to 6 feet wide. Faint leaf imprints decorate the surfaces, giving a sculptural look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike lavender, it wants full sun and sharp drainage, so set it in a container on a gravel patio or among the lavender beds for summer, where its blue-gray rosette echoes lavender's foliage, then move it indoors for winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in lean, very fast-draining soil and keep it dry in winter. Hardy in zones 8 to 10. In the Great Lakes region, grow it in a pot of fast-draining cactus mix and bring it indoors to a bright, cool window before frost; water deeply only when the soil is completely dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agave ovatifolia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greenish yellow (once, after many years)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Powdery gray-blue with turquoise cast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single, broad rosette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24–36 in tall × 36 in–6 ft wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tender succulent; can suffer cold damage in transit and rot if kept wet, so ship in warm weather and pot promptly in dry, fast-draining mix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724414517544,"sku":"GLLF-PER-435329E7-72","price":934.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/frosty-blue-whale-s-tongue-agave.jpg?v=1790864909","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/frosty-blue-whales-tongue-agave-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}