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agave de Parry

agave de Parry

Agave parryi
Suculenta perenne formadora de rosetas, nativa de las praderas, el matorral desértico y los bosques de pino piñonero y enebro de Arizona, Nuevo México, Texas y el norte de México entre los 4,000-8,000 feet de altitud. Las hojas gruesas, rígidas, gris-azuladas, con márgenes dentados y una espina terminal de una pulgada forman una roseta basal densa y simétrica de unos 2 feet de alto por 3 feet de ancho. Sorprendentemente resistente al frío para una suculenta — confiablemente resistente hasta la zona USDA 7 y con reportes de supervivencia a -20F siempre que el frío sea seco y no húmedo. Cada roseta florece solo una vez, después de 10-30 años, emitiendo un solo tallo de 20 feet antes de morir y dejando sus hijuelos enraizados.
Native: AZ, NM, TX
Climate fit: moderate (41/100)
Focal point
Structure
Container
Light
Full sun
Water
Low water
Mature size
18-24" tall · 36" apart
Hardy in zones
7a-10b
cold to mild winters
AHS heat range
6-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
Native across 3 US states and Canadian provinces — a wide-ranging part of North America's plant communities.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Marginal
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕→⚠
Out of range today, but marginally possible by 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). agave de Parry (Agave parryi). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/agave-parryi
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Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database
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