Coues Agave Size:1 Gallon female monarchs lay their eggs

female monarchs lay their eggs onto native milkweeds that quickly hatch in 4 days

it has spread from California and Nevada all the way to Oklahoma

gray-green

resembling oak leaves

Coues Agave Size:1 Gallon female monarchs lay their eggsAgave parryi var. couesii One of the smaller and more cold hardy selections of A. parryi, this variety grows to about 1 2' tall x 2' wide, with many offsets. This plant suckers freely to form large clumps of flat topped rosettes. Its leaves are linear and are blue green in color. This variety is native to central Arizona, occurring at elevations from 4500 to 8000 feet. At the end of its life cycle a stunning flower spike emerges, with red buds opening