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Products > Agave parryi var. huachucensis
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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (Agaves) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Height: 2-3 feet |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Drought Tolerant: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 10-15° F |
| May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Agave parryi var. huachucensis (Artichoke Agave) - A compact freely suckering rosette forming succulent with broad short gray leaves with prominent brown terminal spines. Individual plants are 18 inches to 2 feet tall by 2 to 3 feet wide with the sucker growth produces dense clumps. When mature a flower spike rises 10 to 20 feet bearing lemon yellow flowers tinged with pink. Flowering usually occurs in summer. Plant in full sun. Requires very little to no irrigation in coastal gardens. Hardy to around 15° F. This agave from South-eastern Arizona south to Chihuahua is attractive massed in the succulent garden as a large scale groundcover or in large pots. There is considerable confusion with Agave parryii and Agave parryii var. huachucensis - this plant is a tight rosette of broad short leaves - like the blunter leaf tipped Agave parryii var. truncata it is looks a bit like an artichoke. Some consider this to be the true Agave parryii (and they may be correct) but it has long been grown in California as Agave parryii var. huachucensis.
The description above is based on our research and observations of this plant growing in our nursery and in our own and other Santa Barbara gardens. We would appreciate hearing from anyone who has additional information or disagrees with what we have written.
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