Agave parryi

Bloom Color: White. Form: Rounded.

Agave parryi is an evergreen Perennial growing to 0.5 m by 1 m at a slow rate.
It is hardy to zone 8 and is not frost tender. It is in leaf all year. The species is hermaphrodite and is pollinated by Moths, bats.
Suitable for: light and medium soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.

Historic Crop Management: Standard Staple Crop: Basic Starch
Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Foundation, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Specimen. Requires a very well-drained soil and a sunny position. This species is probably the hardiest member of the genus, it survives outdoors grown against a warm wall at Kew. In the wild, plants often experience snow during the winter with temperatures as low as -18°c for short periods. A monocarpic species, the plant lives for a number of years without flowering but dies once it does flower. However, it normally produces plenty of suckers during its life and these take about 10 - 15 years in a warm climate, considerably longer in colder ones, before flowering. This plant is widely used by the native people in its wild habitat, it has a wide range of uses. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer. Special Features:Attracts birds, Attractive foliage, North American native, All or parts of this plant are poisonous, Flowers are rare, Attractive flowers or blooms.