Agave palmeri - Palmer's Century Plant (Palmer's Agave)

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Agave palmeri - Palmer's Century Plant (Palmer's Agave)

Scientific Name: Agave palmeri
Common Name: Palmer's Century Plant, Palmer's Agave
Flower Color: Light green, pale yellow, pinkish, cream
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Herb, Perennial
Height: Leaves to 3 1/2 feet (1.1 m) tall
Date Observed: August 11, 2007
Notes: The often pink-tinged flowers are clustered atop up to 20 foot (6.1 m) tall flower stalks. The leaves are spine-tipped, lanceolate, edged with sharp, downward curving teeth, bluish to greenish gray in color, and in usually solitary, non-suckering basal rosettes.

Agave palmeri