So my Agave ovatifolia (I think) Blue Whale Agave – put out its death bloom. It rotted and we finally got it removed.
I would like to replace it with a plant that is as sculptural and large, but possibly less likely to send our kids into the ER if they fell into it. Is there another large agave that isn’t as dangerously spiked? I would like to keep the dusty blue green color. We have four and they add balance to either side of the driveway so we will replace the others after they die with whatever we put here.
This one gets full sun, the others part shade.
by wastingtime0608
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For starters, I would guess that your agave are Agave ovatifolia. The best recommendation I have for you wants/needs would be Agave attenuata (aka: Foxtail, “Spineless Agave”). It is a soft tipped Agave with virtually spineless leaves. They are another great large agave that can survive full or part sun. Most that you will find will be on the greener side, but there are plenty of good blue-gray cultivars. “Boutin Blue / Nova / Blue Fantastic”
Beautiful plant. Push the kids into a new one a couple times they will learn to stay away. All joking aside, the lip on the driveway is far more likely to hurt the kids overtime if they are running around the front yard.
Yucca pallida or weber agave