I think its way more cold hardy than growers claim it to be, most sources list it as zone 8B, 9A at 25 F. in nature it grows in Couhuila...Read More Mexico at north-facing slopes to an altitude of 2400 m (8000 ft.) There is probably a wide variety of hardy provenances in correlation with altitude and cross breeding.
im going to trial this agave in my zone 7B climate , i expect ( conservative guess ) it to be hardy around 7 F.
Fountain Hills, AZ (Zone 9b) | March 2011 | positive
Confederate Rose (A. potatorum, A. pygmaea, or a potatorum/pygmaea hybrid) is not A. parrasana. A. parrasana is a larger, more attractive...Read More plant, sort of a jumbo A. parryi truncata, with very smooth leaves, reaching about 30" in diameter.
I was curious about the "Confederate Rose" agave labeled parrasana because it seems very different from the species--many experts seem to...Read More think it's mislabeled--a hybrid of unknown species, but defintely not a parrasana.
My agave parrasana was planted about 9 months ago, so it should have had time to acclimate. It gets the noon and afternoon sun.....and i...Read Moret is now suffering from sunburn and seems to be drying out. I live in the Phoenix area and it has been hot. I love the plant and want to save it. I also like it in this location; do I have to move it? More water? Any suggestions?
What a beauty of a miniature Agave. It grows as an excellent potted plant, offsets abundantly, will form mounds in the pot or landscape. ...Read More It is only hardy to 25F. Love the blue green foliage, easy to see why it is called a Confederate Rose, tight foliage resembles a rose. Each mature plant is only about 4 inches across. Caution as the spiny tips are very sharp.
I think its way more cold hardy than growers claim it to be, most sources list it as zone 8B, 9A at 25 F. in nature it grows in Couhuila...Read More
Confederate Rose (A. potatorum, A. pygmaea, or a potatorum/pygmaea hybrid) is not A. parrasana. A. parrasana is a larger, more attractive...Read More
I was curious about the "Confederate Rose" agave labeled parrasana because it seems very different from the species--many experts seem to...Read More
My agave parrasana was planted about 9 months ago, so it should have had time to acclimate. It gets the noon and afternoon sun.....and i...Read More
What a beauty of a miniature Agave. It grows as an excellent potted plant, offsets abundantly, will form mounds in the pot or landscape. ...Read More