Parry Agave (Agave parryi)

Flowering stalk of Agave parryi. Image by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Parry's Agave
• Common Spanish Names: Mescal
• Scientific Name: Agave parryi (a-GA-vee PAIR-ee-aye)
• Family: Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)
• Geographic Range: From central Arizona and southwestern New Mexico south along the Sierra Madre Occidental in Chihuahua and Durango, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial, 3' x 3' , with blooming stalk to 15'.
• Remarks: Forms basal rosette with 2-ft long, semi-succulent, gray-green, thick-toothed, terminally spined leaves in a tight whorl; upon maturity (10 to 20+ years) , produces greenish-yellow flowers on 6-15' stalk, then dies; suckers freely (pups); good landscape accent, low water, full sun, very hardy.

Last Update: 22 Aug 2013