• Texas native
• Blue-gray rosette
• Cold Hardy agave

• Category: Trees & Shrubs
• Hardiness Zone: 5a
• Height: 2-3 ft
• Spread: 2-3 ft
• Spacing: 3-4 ft

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Havard's Century Plant is a striking native succulent found on rocky outcrops and grasslands of the Chihuahuan Desert of western Texas and northern Mexico, specifically the Chisos Mountains and Davis Mountains of the Big Bend region, typically at elevations between 4,000 and 6,000 feet. As tough and stoic as the landscapes it calls home, this plant has earned its place as one of the most reliable cold-hardy agaves in cultivation.

Thick, rigid, smooth, blue-gray leaves up to 24 inches long form a large, dense, symmetrical basal rosette, with each leaf edged in dark brown curved spines and tipped with a sharp terminal spine. A mature rosette typically reaches about 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide, and while usually solitary, older specimens may occasionally produce offsets.

Each rosette flowers only once, typically sometime between 20 and 40 years, sending up a single towering stalk to 12 feet tall with 12 to 20 side branches, each bearing large clusters of yellow flowers in summer. These blooms are a magnet for hummingbirds and pollinators before the rosette completes its lifecycle.

A low-water, full-sun plant, it thrives in well-draining soil and is hardy to -20F, making it an exceptional choice for xeric landscapes, rock gardens, and anyone looking for a bold, long-lived architectural specimen with deep Texas roots.