Agave parryi huachucensis     
Parry's agave   
Agavaceae Family     

Form: clump-forming succulent; rosette of densely arranged leaves; produces offsets
Seasonality: evergreen; dies after blooming
Size: 11/2 to 2ft, spread to 2.5ft
Leaves: gray-green points with toothed margins and large sharp spine on tip; 10-16in long; point on tip is darker, can be tan, brown or black; leaf narrows at base, indentation of previously leaf shows on back of leaves
Flowers: on large stalk held as high as 10-15ft above foliage, branched; pink bud opens to bright yellow flower; bloom in late spring or early summer; stalk persists if not cut down
Fruit: seed

Agave parryi

Stems/Trunks: n/a
Range/Origin: Southwest Arizona, New Mexico, Northern Mexico
Hardiness: to single digits or 0°F

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• specimen
• confined, predictable size
• good residential scale agave

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun
• Water: little or none once established
• Soil: adaptable, good drainage
• Propagation: by offset or seed (easy)
• Maintenance: minimal, removal of plant stalk and dead parent plant after blooming

NOTES:

aka Parry's huachuca agave

variety 'Truncata" popular

easily confused with many Agave parryi varieties

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