Agave parryi ssp truncata Uruguay Wine cups are great for

Wine cups are great for the front of the border or cascading down a wall

Despite its 165+ age

cut the banana fruit stalk before the first frost

evergreen (even in Zone 5)

adds a degree of drama that few other plants do

Agave parryi ssp truncata Uruguay Wine cups are great forAgave parryi ssp. truncata, considered one of the most beautiful of all the agaves, has a very limited native distribution. Found only in Durango, Mexico, it can best be described as short, fat, blue, and producing lots of offspring. Come to think of it, that also describes most of the guys at the local saloon on Saturday night. Each 18" tall x 18" wide robust clump is topped at maturity with a phallic bud that enlarges into a 5" diameter, 20' tall