Agave utahensis kaibabensis

Description

18-24 x 22-28 wide. Agave utahensis ssp. kaibabensis is an uncommon form of the Utah Century plant and is the largest growing subspecies of this group. It is found on the high Kaibab Plateau around the Grand Canyon in northern and western Arizona. The long, stout, narrow leaves are olive green in color and the plant eventually blooms with very tall flower spikes up to 15 or more ft. tall. These slow growing plants are quite cold hardy where winters are dry. In bloom, the flowering stalks can reach to nearly 20 ft. in height!