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Agave parryi ssp. neomexicana

Common name(s): New Mexico Agave
Family name: Agavaceae
Common family name: Century-Plant Family
USDA hardiness zone(s): 7
Perennation: perennial
Light level: sun
Flower color: yellow
Plant height: 6 inches - 1 foot 6 inches
Plant spread: 1 foot 6 inches - 2 feet 6 inches
Deciduous: evergreen
Growth form: clump-forming
Leaf color: green
Range: New Mexico, Texas, N. Mexico
Habit: sub-shrub, shrub
Special characteristics: Ornamental, Drought Tolerant, Attracts Hummingbirds, Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant
New Mexico agave's stiff, succulent, sword-like leaves with spined tips form a basal rosette 6"-18" high. Leaves are light green. A 7-10 ft. flowering stalk appears after 8-20 years and bears yellowish, tubular flowers in clusters on many lateral branches. After setting fruit, the entire plant dies.

In areas colder than zone 7, this agave may be planted in a pot and moved indoors over the winter.

Zones 7 - 10

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