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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Agave gentryi
Gentry's Hardy Century Plant
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available AgaveItem #: 1779
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Agave gentryi is a recently named species of agave from northern Mexico that has performed wonderfully for us in our moist East Coast garden. Agave gentryi makes a very structural, 3' tall x 5' wide mound of glossy green, deeply-channeled foliage with upturned tips. The dramatic, large black spines are also quite attractive...unless you back into them accidentally. We have found that Agave gentryi prefers dry soils in the cold, wet, winter months. Agave gentryi is named from the legendary Agave guru, the late Howard Scott Gentry. This offering is grown from seed from a plant that flowered at California's Ruth Bancroft Garden.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Agave
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Fragrant Flowers , Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants that Attract Birds , Salt Tolerant Seaside Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants