Botanical Name: Agave parryi
Common Name: Mescal agave
Type of Plant: monocot: succulent
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape forms a tight rosette of densely set gray-green leaves with lateral and terminal spines; sometimes forms a dense clump of offsets, although most individuals stand alone
Height to 18"
Spread to 3'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun preferred
Soil tolerates most any soil with good drainage
Hardiness hardy: zones 2b, 3, 6-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves gray-green, ovate with variable size red-brown teeth, the terminal spine is normally darker and larger than the rest; 18" long, to 5" wide
Flowers bright yellow flowers in umbels, held on large stalks u pto 20' tall; occur from June through August
Fruit dark brown capsules with black seed inside
 
Propagation:
seed, offsets
 
Usage:
excellent succulent for low and high desert plantings, valued for easy propagation, cold hardiness and wide ranging soil tolerance; used for form and foliage, in containers and in mass plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering tolerates drought but can be given regular watering; avoid heavy watering in poorly drained soils
Fertilizing slow-release fertilizer when planted
Pruning remove offsets where they are not wanted
Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico
Family: Agavaceae

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