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Botanical Name: Agave parryi
Common Name: Parry's Agave


Basics:
 Hardiness:15°F
 Sun:full sun
 Water:very low
Growth:
Growth Rate:slow
Mature Size:2' height X 2' width
Mature Form: compact rosette
Foliage:
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Foliage Color:gray-green
Foliage Texture:coarse
Flowers:
Flower ColorBright yellow
Flower Season: summer
Comments:
Litter:low
Thorns: sharp tips
Allergenic:no
Special Features:
Features: Particularly decorative. Distinctive leaf impressions.
Native to: Arizona, Chihuahuan Desert
Also try A. macroacantha and A. neomexicana.


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