Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 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.
