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Names and Synonyms:Agave huachucensis, Agave applanata var. huachucensis
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Common Names:Artichoke Agave, Parry's Agave, Cabbage Head Agave
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Family:Agavaceae
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Origin:Arizona and New Mexico
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Size Label:1 Gallon
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Mature Size:individual rosette
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Height:1-2'
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Width:2-3'
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Cold Tolerance:5 to 10°F, -15 to -12.2°C
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Heat Tolerance:Very high
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Light Requirement:Full sun
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Water needs:Very drought tolerant, light irrigation in dry summer climates
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Maintenance:Remove/replant pups and remove dead leaves and clip spine tips as desired.
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Uses:Containers, landscape borders, rock gardens, native gardens or xeriscape plantings. Plant has spiny leaves, so take care to locate away from foot traffic. Offshoots readily to form colonies. Deer resistant.
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Propagation:Easily propagated from offsets. Collect and sow seeds after flowering.
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Special notes:This is a smaller, residential scale agave with wide flat, blue gray leaves which contrast with its dark brown spines. At maturity it is an artichoke-shaped plant. A monocarpic agave with flowers emerging on a large, branched, 15-20' spike at around 15- 20 years. Native Americans used Agave parryi as a source of food, fiber, soap and medicine. Plant fluids can be fermented to create an alcoholic beverage called pulque which upon further distillation yields mescal or tequila.
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