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    Also Known As

    • Agave parryi var. parryi
    • Agave patonii
    • Century Plant
    • Mescal Agave
    • Parry's Agave

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 1'-3'
    • W: 1'-3'

    planting zones

    • 7a-11

    6in | $14.75

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    Agave parryi plant details

    Agave parryi is a slow-growing evergreen cactus / succulent with blue and green foliage. In summer yellow flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Agave parryi

    Plant type: cactus / succulent
    Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 1 FT - 3 FT - wide, 1 FT - 3 FT - tall
    Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
    Uses: architectural, clumping, compact, container plant, desert garden, houseplant, infrequent-blooming, rock garden, rosette-forming, spiky, tropical-looking, xeric, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave parryi

    USDA Zones: 7a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Agave parryi is a popular garden plant because of its compact rosettes as well as the way its silvery-gray leaves contrast with its black teeth and terminal spines. The stubby, almost flat-topped rosette looks like an artichoke and which is why it is referred to as the Artichoke Agave.

    Can be used as an accent in the waterwise landscape or a unique groundcover in mass plantings. Full sun to light shade, well-drained (essential), sandy/gritty soil, tolerates dry soils and drought.

    This plant has been grown in a 6 inch pot. You will receive a very similar plant to the one in the picture. The plant is shipped "semi-dry-root" (with some dirt to help protect roots).

    By: Dry Oasis Plants

    Zn 5. Gray leaves. Sharp spines.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    Fabulous artichoke shaped agave with blue green skin and purple spines. A structural masterpiece.

    By: Paradise Found Nursery

    Dramatic bluish-grey succulent foliage from compact rosettes. One of the most widespread and hardy agave species, A. parryi can withstand minus 29 Celsius. In our region protect from winter rain with extremely sharp drainage or overhead cover. Plants bloom once -- around the age of 20 -- but produce lots of pups to keep your clump going! We also grow var. truncata and var. huachucensis.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Agave parryi parryi Parry's agave or mescal agave is a slow-growing agave native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. The leaves are grey green and have a spine at the tip. One of the distinguishing features is that the point on the tip, which is typically dark tan, brown, or black, is darker than the leaf. The rosette grows as large as 1 to 2 feet in diameter. Parry's Agave is evergreen. Mature plants produce a twelve-foot stalk with bright yellow blooms. They are monocarpic.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Full Sun to Partial Sun. Outdoor. Up tp 15' tall spike with Orange to Yellow Flowers.

    By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

    Miniature century plant to 12" with pronounced spines, scooped leaf shape. Hardy to 20 °F.

    By: Cactus Jungle

    This is a beautiful giant form of parryi. It has silvery pale blue- green leaves and forms tight rosettes. Cold and drought tolerant. A superb addition to your agave collection.

    By: Tejas Tropicals

    I’m loathe to describe plants as goods instead of, well, PLANTS (I’ve heard people refer to plants as “brands” instead of cultivars or species more than a few times. Scary!) but I still feel compelled to say that I think Agave parryi looks like it was designed rather than grown. Beautiful symmetry & form, compact size, plus those grey blue leaves & black thorns? It’s quite a package: slick, modern & it needs little in the way of water or care or thought. Grows from 1-3’ high & wide. Some forms sucker, some do not. Give it plenty of sun & a well drained spot if your soil is heavy & wet. If you’re very patient, you will get to see the 20’ tall blooming spike, with its golden yellow flowers. After blooming, the rosette will die. (So it goes.) This Mexican species is used to produce mescal beer. Ambitious home brewers, please report back to us with your results!

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    A very cold hardy collection with silver-gray leaves from the snow swept conifer forests near Flagstaff.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    N. of Sedona, AZ. Tightly clumping agave with seriously impressive leaves and extremely sharp spines. A Cistus collection found north of Sedona Arizona, this form reaches 3' tall and wide. Best in full sun with excellent drainage and occasional water in summer for best appearance. Cold hardy to 0 °F, USDA Zone 7 if kept dry in winter.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    (Originally seeded as Agave patonii 'Compacta') Parry's Agave.

    By: Kara Nursery

    Gray-green leaves of the hardiest known agave. Full sun, slow growing to 24" wide. One of the most hardy Agaves known and can go to -15 °F if dry. Does well in wet winters.

    By: Rare Plant Research

    Gardening facts about Agave parryi plant

    How to Grow Agave parryi

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in winter

    • Soil Needs

      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • yellow

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glaucous

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