Mateo's AgaveThe Rarest Silver Blue Agave for Phoenix Desert Gardens Mateo's Agave (Agave mateo) is one of Phoenix's most coveted rare agaves a refined, sculptural variety with extraordinarily wide, silver blue leaves and a perfectly symmetrical rosette form. Unlike the sharp, narrow leafed agaves most homeowners are familiar with, Mateo's Agave offers a broad, glaucous presence that reads as both bold and elegant in any landscape setting. Growing to 34 feet tall

The whiskers catch the wind and create beautiful movement

A single rosette makes a perfect focal point in a planter or rock vignette

thorny branches provide safe nesting sites and shelter from predators

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lining pathways

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It doesn't produce invasive roots

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