Hardy Agave 'Jaws' (Agave gentryi 'Jaws'): A Toothy, Cold-Hardy Century Plant

Agave gentryi 'Jaws', the Hardy Agave or Hardy Century Plant, is a large, imposing agave with broad, stiff, blue-green leaves that are fiercely armed with large, prominent, shark-tooth-like marginal teeth (hence 'Jaws') and a formidable terminal spine. It is exceptionally cold-hardy for a large agave, surviving temperatures well below freezing. It makes a dramatic, architectural statement in temperate xeriscapes.