Agave parrasana
Agave parrasana, the cabbage head agave or cabbage head century plant,[3] is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae.[4] A slow-growing evergreen succulent from North East Mexico, it produces a compact rosette of fleshy thorn-tipped grey-green leaves, 60 cm tall and wide. Occasionally mature plants produce a spectacular flower head up to 6m tall, opening red and turning yellow. This signals the death of the flowering rosette, however offsets may form and continue growing.
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agavoideae |
| Genus: | Agave |
| Species: | A. parrasana |
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Agave wislizeni subsp. parrasana | |
As it can tolerate temperatures of −12 °C (10 °F) or less, it is a popular plant to grow outdoors in a sheltered cactus garden or similar environment, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[5]
References
- González-Elizondo, M., Hernández Sandoval, L., Zamudio, S., Hernández-Martínez, M., Sánchez, E. & Matías-Palafox, M. (2019). "Agave parrasana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T115689579A116354278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T115689579A116354278.en. Retrieved August 21, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Agave parrasana". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Agave parrasana (cabbage head agave)". gardenia.net. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- "Agave parrasana A.Berger". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved August 21, 2020.
- "Agave parrasana". Royal Horticultural Society. 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
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