Plant Facts
Scientific Name | Agave parryi |
Principal Common Name | Parrys Agave |
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Description | A gray-green succulent with large clumps of fleshy, strap-shaped leaves forming in a rosette. Leaf is fiercely spined. |
General Comments | Flowering may not occur for years, once it does the clump dies but readily makes off-shoots. |
Origin | |
Nativity | Southwest US, Mexico |
Height Range | 2 - 3 FT |
Spread Range | 2 - 3 FT |
Flower Showy | Y |
Warning | |
Sunset Zones | 2 : 3 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 |
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Leaf Color | Gray-Green : Light Green |
Leaf Texture | Spiky : Stiff : Sword-like : Thorny |
Form | Shrub : Succulent |
Flower Color | Creamy White |
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Ease of Growing | Easy |
Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Partial Shade |
Soil Preferences | Well-drained |
Watering Preferences | Drought Tolerant : Medium : Sparse |
Outstanding Features | Drought tolerant : Flower : Form : Texture : Thorns |
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