Pronounciation: A-GA-ve par-REE-eye trun-CA-ta

Hardiness zones
Sunset 11-13, 18-24
USDA 9-11 (semi arid to arid zones only)

Landscape Use: A dynamic, coarse textured and colorful accent for small landscape garden spaces, succulent and rock gardens, desert gardens, xeriscapes, and native landscape planting themes.

Form & Character: Short, stout, stiffly well armed, basal rosetting, dangerous but at the same time, 'cute as a button'.

Growth Habit: Evergreen, succulent and fibrous, herbaceous perennial, slow growing to 3-feet tall with equal spread that produces basal offsets (called 'ramets' or 'chupones'), monocarpic.

Foliage/Texture: Dusty silver-blue foliage, basal rosetting, ovate and triangulated to 10-inches long with 5-inches spread, widest at base, each leaf is well armed with a stout apical spine 1.5-inches long and marginal spines to 5/8-inch long, spines reddish black in color; coarse texture.

Flowers & Fruits: A single, terminal paniculate flower stalk to 12 feet with bright lemon yellow flowers after about 25 years; fruit capsulated.

Seasonal Color: None

Temperature: Hardy to 25^oF, otherwise very heat tolerant.

Light: Full sun

Soil: Avoid poorly drained soils, needs good drainage.

Watering: Little to none required after establishment.

Pruning: Some say to clip the foliar tip spines of this wonderful agave if it's located in areas of extreme human traffic. I say, "NO WAY".

Propagation: Basal offset, seed, tissue culture.

Disease and Pests: Agave snout weevil (Scyphophorus acupunctatus) will attack several agave species in the low desert of Arizona.

Additional comments: Overall, Agave parryi has one of the most extensive ranges of any Agave taxon. The variety truncata is from the southern portion of its range, and is thus more cold sensitive. It is an exquisite and gorgeous small blue-gray agave with perfect symmetry that is excellent for small desert gardens, decorative landscape spaces and outdoor containers. Some attractive cultivars include 'Lime Streak' (foliar strips of yellow green), 'Hunnington' (dramactic blue foliage), and 'Variegata' (yellow variegation).