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Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana

Also Known As

Agave neomexicana
Trailer Park Mescal

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 1'-2'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

5a-11

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Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana plant details

Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue 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 ssp. neomexicana

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 1 FT - 2 FT - tall
Flowers: yellow blooms in summer
Uses: architectural, container plant, desert garden, rock garden, rosette-forming, spiky, xeric, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana

USDA Zones: 5a - 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

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 7. Thick broad blue-green leaves.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Full Sun. Outdoor. Red buds turning Yellow as the Flower opens, on a 10' tall spike.

By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

Superlative rosettes of glaucous gray leaves. Blooms in spring.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

A tough-as-nails species, closely related to A. parryi but with narrower, deep blue leaves held upright and out and adorned with gray marginal spines and long, terminal brownish red spines. Slow growing to an eventual 1-2' tall x 2-3' wide, offsetting to form colonies. After 15 years or so, produces yellow flowers on a 12' stalk! Full sun and lean, well-drained soil with little, if any, summer water. This native of southeastern New Mexico is one of the hardiest species; to -20 °F, USDA zone 5, with good drainage.