Agave Parryi
by Eva Lechner
Title
Agave Parryi
Artist
Eva Lechner
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. It is a slow-growing succulent perennial native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico.
The leaves are grey green and have a spine at the tip. One of the distinguishing features is that the point on the tip, which is typically dark tan, brown, or black, is darker than the leaf. Indentations of previous leaves show on the back of each leaf. The Huachuca variety grows in a rosette pattern as large as 2½ feet in diameter.
Because of its compact size, plus its low water use and low maintenance, Huachuca agave is considered a good landscaping plant for desert residential landscaping. It requires full sun. It is hardy to roughly −5 °F (−21 °C), though there are reports of specimens surviving temperatures at −20 °F (−29 °C).
Parry's agave is evergreen. Aged agave produce a twelve-foot stalk with bright yellow blooms. They then die after blooming, as all leaf and root resources are put into the stalk, flowers, and seeds. It can be propagated by either offset or seed.
Photographed at Sheilam cactus and succulent nursery in the Karoo,South Africa
3rd tied place in the Contest Succulent Patterns-October 2019
3rd place in the Contest SUCCULENTS AND CACTI 2-December 2022
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October 18th, 2019
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Comments (22)
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Agave Parryi composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted
Allison Griffin
Perfect agave closeup, Eva. Beautiful capture of the lovely, light denim- blue color. Voted
Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful agave close up photograph with great perspective, sharp clarity, and composition, Eva! L/F/Voted
Jurgen Lorenzen
A wonderful agave portrait, Eva, congratulations on your top finish in the SUCCULENTS AND CACTI 2 contest!
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your winning 3rd Place Tie in the contest… SUCCULENTS AND CACTI! Fl
Taphath Foose
CONGRATULATIONS on your THIRD PLACE win in the Succulents and Cacti 2 contest!!! Also, a big CONGRATS on your Homepage Special Feature in the Succulents and Cacti group!!!! Beautiful work, Eva!!!
Taphath Foose
Beautiful work, Eva!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "Succulents and Cacti"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊
Conni Schaftenaar
What a gorgeous photo, Eva, and I love the story - interesting that you shot this in South Africa when it is a plant native to the American Southwest! L/F
Al Bourassa
In Mexico they told us you had to wait 70 years to make tequila... I couldn't wait that long, lol. vlf
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