SucculentsArtichoke Agave
Agave parryi
Artichoke Agave (Agave parryi) 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.
- 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Artichoke Agave is hardy to about 0°F (estimated from USDA zone 7), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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