Botanical Name: Common Names:
Agave parryi truncata Artichoke Agave, Century Plant, Succulent,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Succulents & Cacti Clumping, Rosette
Description:
Attractive thick silvery blue leaved, rosette forming succulent with a wavy reddish-brown spine on each leaf tip. Can take up to 10 years to shoot an amazing terminal yellow flower spike. The main plant dies, but forms many new 'pups'. Works equally well in a feature pot as a statement or mass planted in a tropical landscape. Frost tolerant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
60cm-1m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Rockery, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser
Family Name: Origin:
Asparagaceae NorthAmerica
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Blue, Silver
Flower Colour: Yellow
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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