Agave parrasana – (Cabbage Head Agave) seeds
$6.10
A handsome agave which is used to provide a focal point in beds ,borders, rock gardens and is an excellent container plant
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Description
This plant grows slowly, forming a rosette of rigid, fleshy, spiny overlapping blue-green leaves. It eventually grows to approx 60 cm wide and high.It bears funnel shaped flowers which are red in bud , but open as yellow. The flower panicles are densely packed , very colourful and can reach 6 metres in height . The flowering rosette dies after flowering, but offsets are produced at the base of the main plant and these will grow to replace the rosette which has flowered.
It has won the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit
It can be used as a point of interest to beds and borders, and in rock and gravel gardens, and is excellent as a specimen plant in a container.
Additional information
| Classification | Hardy Perennial |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Cabbage Head Agave |
| Family | Asparagaceae |
| Maximum Height | approx 60 cm |
| Number of seeds in packet | approx 20 |
