Parry's Agave privacy Planting style Spacing Example layout

Planting style Spacing Example layout Single specimen 5 ft clearance 1 plant in a gravel bed or entry Border / property line 3 to 4 ft apart 6 to 7 plants per 20 ft run Mass planting 3 to 4 ft apart Staggered drift that reads as groundcover It pups freely and forms dense clumps

Once established (after about one year)

excellent for entryways

but it does carry a firm leaf tip

Parry's Agave privacy Planting style Spacing Example layoutArizona's Toughest Cold Hardy Agave for Dramatic Desert Landscapes Parry's Agave (Agave parryi) is one of the most iconic native agaves of the American Southwest a compact, perfectly symmetrical globe shaped rosette of thick blue grey leaves tipped with sharp brown spines. Native to the mountain ranges of Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, it's one of the hardiest agaves available, tolerating both extreme Phoenix summer heat and cold winters