- Agave parryi Other common namesParry’s agave
- Agave parryi FamilyAsparagaceae
- GenusAgave can be perennial or monocarpic succulents, forming rosettes of usually rigid, fleshy, spiny-edged leaves, with funnel-shaped flowers in racemes or panicles often much taller than the rosettes
- DetailsA. parryi is a rosette-forming, evergreen, perennial succulent. The leaves are grey-blue, tipped and edged with short, dark spines. After many years, dense clusters of yellow flowers, tinged red or pink in bud, are produced on a massive, branched, tree-like stem up to 5m tall
- Plant rangeArizona, Texas & N Mexico
How to grow
Agave parryi CultivationGrow under glass in cactus compost in full light. Water freely in summer, giving a low-nitrogen feed three or four times. Water less in autumn and keep dry in winter. Can move outdoors for summer
PropagationPropagate by seed, or remove offsets
Suggested planting locations and garden typesDrought Resistant Architectural Patio & Container Plants Sub-tropical City & Courtyard Gardens Gravel Garden
How to care
PruningNo pruning required
PestsProne to scale insect
DiseasesGenerally problem free
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