Evergreen shrub in mild climates. Attractive blue-gray to gray-green leaves noted for its infrequent but spectacular flowering spikes. Thick, rigid, smooth, ovate to oblong, blue-gray leaves form a large, dense, symmetrical, basal rosette. Each leaf has spiny margins with a one-inch terminal spine. Suckers/offsets root at the base of the rosette forming over time a colony of rosettes. Usually will only flowers once, one huge flowering stalk with a large cluster of creamy yellow flowers. Then the plant will die. In its native habitat, flowers typically bloom in summer (June – August). Flowers are followed by seed pods. Low water needs once established.
- Botanical Name: Agave parryi
- Common Name: Century Plant
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Dimensions (HxW): 1-2′ x 2-3′
