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Artichoke Agave
Agave parryi
Artichoke Agave is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 7-10, that matures to about 1.5-2 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, occasionally-dry and very-dry soil. Expect yellow blooms in summer. It attracts bees and butterflies, stands up well to drought, dry soil and heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 7-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 1.5-2 ft × 2-3 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry, Very-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
- Tough against
- Drought, Dry soil, Heat
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, northern Mexico
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