Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Succulents
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 2-3' x 3-4'
Natural Growth Habit: Clumping
Native To: Mexico and Central America
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Summer
Special Features: Colorful Foliage
Container Sizes: #3
Sunset Garden Zones: 2b, 3, 6-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 6-9
Agave parryi var. truncata is a slow-growing, succulent with a compact rosette of broad, silvery-blue leaves, reddish-brown teeth on the margins, and a sharp terminal spine. It produces yellow flowers on a one-time 10-20′ stalk in 10-25 years. It is monocarpic, so the plant will die after blooming. Offsets will be produced to continue reproduction. Excellent as an accent, in rock gardens, or in containers. Because it can make a dense planting when offsets grow out, it can be used as a barrier. Best in sandy, gritty, or rocky soils, but must have excellent drainage. Thrives in full sun, but is shade-tolerant. Fire resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to 15°F.
Agave parryi var. truncata is a slow-growing, succulent with a compact rosette of broad, silvery-blue leaves, reddish-brown teeth on the margins, and a sharp terminal spine. It produces yellow flowers on a one-time 10-20′ stalk in 10-25 years. It is monocarpic, so the plant will die after blooming. Offsets will be produced to continue reproduction. Excellent as an accent, in rock gardens, or in containers. Because it can make a dense planting when offsets grow out, it can be used as a barrier. Best in sandy, gritty, or rocky soils, but must have excellent drainage. Thrives in full sun, but is shade-tolerant. Fire resistant. Deer and rabbit-resistant. Cold hardy to 15°F.
