Parry's AgaveArizona's Toughest Cold Hardy Agave for Dramatic Desert Landscapes Parry's Agave (Agave parryi) is one of the most iconic native agaves of the American Southwest a compact, perfectly symmetrical globe shaped rosette of thick blue grey leaves tipped with sharp brown spines. Native to the mountain ranges of Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, it's one of the hardiest agaves available, tolerating both extreme Phoenix summer heat and cold winters

Blue Barrel: a cool blue-gray barrel that contrasts beautifully with the warm red flowers

Red Yucca: arching grassy clumps with coral bloom spikes for color and hummingbirds

full-size lemons

It's an excellent choice for family yards

rewarding you with decades of fragrant spring blooms

Best Time to Plant

Desert Spoon: a sculptural desert accent that rises above the low mat for height and structure

After 2 years of establishment

gravelly soil is ideal

Its massive scale pairs beautifully with Saguaro

truncata Common Names Artichoke Agave

This is a very slow columnar cactus (4 to 6 in per column