Agave parryi ssp truncata Uruguay The three to four month

The three to four month winter floral display is very showy

cut the banana fruit stalk before the first frost

The blue foliage color is always welcome by garden designers who focus on color combinations

while clumps average 6' wide for good gardeners and may reach more than 9'

topped in early spring with stalks of cranberry-red flowers held just above the bronze-emerging new foliage

Agave parryi ssp truncata Uruguay The three to four monthAgave parryi ssp. truncata, considered one of the most beautiful of all the agaves, has a very limited native distribution. Found only in Durango, Mexico, it can best be described as short, fat, blue, and producing lots of offspring. Come to think of it, that also describes most of the guys at the local saloon on Saturday night. Each 18" tall x 18" wide robust clump is topped at maturity with a phallic bud that enlarges into a 5" diameter, 20' tall