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Products > Agave 'Yavapai County'
 
Agave 'Yavapai County'

Note: This plant is no longer in stock. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  

 
Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae)
Origin: Southwest (U.S.) (North America)
Evergreen: Yes
Parentage: [Agave parryii var. couesii x A. chrysantha]
Height: 2-3 feet
Width: 2-3 feet
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): No Irrigation required
Winter Hardiness: < 0 °F
Agave "Yavapai County" - A rosette-forming succulent that should grow to about 2 feet tall by 3 feet wide with gray-green leaves.

Plant in full sun and give little to no supplemental irrigation. Likely vwery hardy.

We really don't know much more about this plant that we grew from seed collected at around 4,500 feet in Yavapai County, Arizonia by Forrest (Erik) Anderson. This area has both Parry's Agave, Agave parryi var. couesii and the Golden Flowered Agave, Agave chrysantha, which is a close relative of Agave palmeri. The seed collected was off a plant thought to be a hybrid between these two and many plants with this parentage have been identified in this area. Both of these plants are among the hardiest of the Agave so this hybrid will likely prove as hardy. We only grew one small crop of this plant in 2013. 

Information displayed on this page about Agave 'Yavapai County' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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.

 
San Marcos Growers closed for regular business at the end of 2025 as the property is being developed for affordable housing.
While our gates remain closed, we will open them by appointment so we can liquidate remaining plants, supplies and equipment. The plants remaining in the field are listed on our Live Inventory Page.
 
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