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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Synonyms: [A. x pseudoferox 'Green Goblet'] |
| Parentage: (A. americana ssp. protoamericana x A. gentryi) |
| Height: 3-4 feet |
| Width: 4-5 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Agave salmiana var. ferox 'Green Goblet' - A selection of Agave salmiana var. ferox that grows to 4 feet tall by 5 feet wide with wide dark green leaves that are slightly bluish at their base. This plant was first selected from plant growing near the Sierra Chiquita Mountains in Mexico for its more compact rosettes and greener leaves within a population of plants that were more open and blue-green colored. It was introduced into the trade by the now closed Yucca Do Nursery in 1996. Yucca Do Nursery noted that this plant was not damaged at 15 F and Tony Avent at Plant Delights Nursery notes it is hardy to the single digits though care should be used not to allow it to remain too wet in winter. When we grew and sold this plant, from 2008 until 2013, we did so under the name Agave salmiana var. ferox 'Green Goblet' and treated it as a more compact and smaller form of the large plant we continue to sell as Agave salmiana 'Green Giant' but note that more recently Plant Delights Nursery is offering this plant under the name Agave x pseudoferox 'Green Goblet' to indicate that this plant is thought to be a hybrid between Agave americana ssp. protoamericana and Agave gentryi. Agave americana ssp. protoamericana, first described by Howard Scott Gentry in 1982, was thought by Gentry to be he original source of plants within the Agave americana complex.
This information about Agave salmiana var. ferox 'Green Goblet' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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