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Agave parryi var. truncata - A compact rosette-forming succulent with broad, short, squared-off blue-gray leaves which have prominent reddish-brown teeth and terminal spines. Individual plants grow to 2 to 3 feet tall by 3 to 4 feet wide. When the plant is mature, flower spike rises 10 to 20 feet bearing orange buds that open yellow on short horizontal branches - flowering usually occurs in summer.
Plant in full sun in a well-draining soil where it requires very little to no irrigation in coastal gardens and is cold hardy to around 15° F. A very attractive plant in the succulent garden as a large specimen plant or in large pots.
Agave parryii grows from south-eastern Arizona and western New Mexico south to Chihuahua and variety truncata is native from Durango to Zacatecas Mexico. It is often noted to be smaller than Agave parryi var. huachucensis , but in our experience this collection of this variety, often called the "Huntington Form" is among the larger of the Agave parryi varieties. It is quite notable for its stubby, almost flat-topped rosettes that are somewhat reminiscent of an artichoke. Our plants are from tissue culture of the Huntington Botanic Gardens plant (HBG 23389) that was collected by H. S. Gentry in 1951 in Durango near the Zacatecas border in Mexico.
The information displayed on this page about Agave parryi var. truncata (Gentry Form) is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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