AGAVES AND RELATED PLANTS (BEAUCARNEA, CALIBANUS, DASYLRION, HESPERALOE, NOLINA, YUCCA) Agave applanata 'Cream Spike' (Cream Spike Agave) - The species name has been clarified, and hereby corrected. This cute dwarf plant tops out in a pot at about 12"-15" across and will produce some offsets. In the ground, it can become much larger, 2'-3' by 3'-4'. The bluish green leaves have a gorgeous creamy yellow border, small teeth and a sharp terminal spine. Tissue cultured plants. (3" pot size - $10.00)     Agave bovicornuta (Cow's Horns Agave)  Solitary species, rich green leaves, very decorative, reddish to reddish brown teeth along the edge. Teeth are more than one size, the larger teeth frequently curve towards each other, resembling the horns on a cow. Native to pine-oak zone in Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico. Seed grown plants. (3" pot size - $7.50) (6" pot size - $15.00)     Agave bracteosa (Green Spider Agave) Offsetting type with medium green, unarmed (no teeth or spine) leaves that grow up and out, then curve down. Native to steep limestone walls in deep, narrow canyons of northeastern Mexico. Seed grown plants. (3" pot size - $5.00), (4" pot size - $7.50), (6" pot size - $12.50)     Agave celsii  ‘multicolor’ (Variegated Agave celsii) This form of Agave celsii has medium green leaves with narrow, soft yellow edges. Tissue cultured plants. (3 inch pot size - $7.50) Sold out       Agave colorata  (Mescal Ceniza) Generally offsetting, this gorgeous plant has frosted blue leaves with very large, ornamental teeth along the edge and a sharp terminal spine. Native to low elevation near the coast in Sonora and Sinaloa Mexico. Sold Out       Agave congesta       Agave dasylirioides (Dasylirion-like Agave) A non-offsetting species with light, yellow-green leaves that lack teeth along the edge. There is a very small, non-lethal terminal spine. (4" pot size - $10.00)     Agave filifera (Threaded Agave) - An offsetting type with rosettes reaching 18" across. Dark green leaves, imprinted with gorgeous white markings and thin, white threads along the leaf edges. (3" pot size - $7.50) Sold out       Agave geminiflora (Twin Flower Agave) A non-offsetting species with very narrow, rounded, dark green leaves, no marginal teeth, but white fibers along the edge and a short terminal spine. Sold out     Agave gentryi 'Jaws' (Jaws Gentry Agave) A slowly offsetting plant, 'Jaws' has incredibly large teeth along the edges of the medium to dark green leaves, and a very sharp terminal spine.  (3" pot size - $7.50)       Agave guadalajarana     Agave x 'Hummel Hybrid' - One of the many hybrid Agaves that Ed Hummel produced, this one appears to have some A. attenuata in it. The dusky green leaves are quite soft, lack marginal teeth and have a soft terminal spine. Great container plant! Tissue cultured plants.(3" pot size - $5.00) Sold out     Agave isthmensis (Dwarf Butterfly Agave) - This miniature plant forms small rosettes of striking powder blue leaves with reddish brown teeth and a sharp terminal spine. Known only from a couple of localities in Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Makes an excellent container plant! Seed grown plants. (3" pot size - $7.50) Sold out       Agave kerchovei     Agave ‘Kichijokan’ - This still unidentified species is quite the container plant. It stays relatively small, my largest one is in a 20" pot, under the light shade of a tree and measures about 24" across. Powder blue leaves have small, brownish teeth and a sharp terminal spine. Tissue cultured plants. (3" pot size - $7.50)     Agave ‘Kissho Kan’ - Variegated on margins. This form holds its variegation better than the other forms I've tried. The leaves are medium green with a hint of blue, and a nice creamy yellow edge. Tissue cultured plants. (3" pot size - $10.00)             Agave macroacantha - An offsetting type from Oaxaca in southern Mexico. Narrow, powder blue leaves with small teeth along the edge and a stout, black terminal spine. Seed grown plants. (4" pot size - $10.00) Sold OUt       Agave montana (Mountain Agave) - A recently described species from the high elevation mountains in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Solitary type, can get huge, hardy, dark green leaves. Sold out     Agave multifilifera (Shaggy Head Agave) - A solitary species with numerous, thin, dark green leaves, each hand painted with white stripes and decorated with fine, white threads along the edges and a short terminal spine. From the mountains of Sonora and Chihuahua in northwestern Mexico. Tissue cultured plants. (3" pot size - $6.00), (4" pot size - $10.00)     Agave ocahui (Ocahui) - A solitary species forming a ball of narrow, dark green leaves with a smooth reddish brown margin that lacks teeth. Plants can eventually reach 3' across. (4" pot size - $10.00)     Agave ovatifolia (Whale's Tongue Agave) - This is the real thing, back after a bit of an absence. Extremely wide, blue leaves, cupped like a Whale's Tongue. Small teeth along the edge and a short terminal spine. Tissue cultured plants. (6" pot size - $15.00)     Agave parrasana (Cabbage Head Agave) - Generally non-offsetting, but some forms will produce pups. Silvery blue leaves with small hooked marginal teeth and a wickedly stout terminal spine. Seed grown plants. (3" pot size - $5.00)     Agave parryi var. truncata (Dwarf Artichoke Agave) This is the highly sought after Huntington clone,made popular by the Huntington Botanical Garden. Rosettes of short, broad, light blue-gray leaves get about 2' across. Plants slowly produce offsets and eventually form large colonies. Tissue cultured plants. (4" pot size - $10.00)             Agave pelona  (Bald Agave) - Another non-offsetting type. This one forms a ball of medium to dark green leaves that lack marginal teeth but have a very long, white terminal spine. Leaves will turn a beautiful purplish red when stressed by either cold or drought. (2" pot size - $10.00) Sold out     Agave petrophila (Rock Loving Agave) - This rare species is found in only a couple of remote canyons in very southern Mexico. Plants are found clinging to vertical canyon walls and extremely difficult to reach. They form a dense ball of needle-like leaves. Seed grown plants. (3" pot size - $10.00) (7" pot size - $25.00)       Agave polianthiflora (Polianthes Flowered Agave) - This small, decorative species has short, narrow, dark green leaves hand painted with white markings and fine white fibers along the margins.  Sold out       Agave potatorum (Butterfly Agave) -     Agave schidigera 'Durango Delight' (Durango Delight Agave) A non-offsetting species with dark green leaves, each hand painted with white stripes, curly white fibers along the leaf edge, short, but sharp terminal spine. (3" pot size - $5.00), (4" pot size - $7.50), (6" pot size - $10.00)     Agave schidigera 'Black Widow' (Black Widow Agave) - A beautiful selection of A. schidigera that stays a bit smaller than 'Durango Delight', has dark green leaves with white markings and exquisite white fibers along the leaf edges. Tissue cultured plants(3" pot size - $7.50)     Agave schidigera ‘Shira Ito No Ohi’ (Queen of White Thread) - This attractive variegated selection is non-offsetting, semi-dwarf, eventually reaching about 18" across, has creamy white margins and curly white threads. (3" pot size - $10.00)        Agave shrevei var. matapensis      Agave striata (Needle Leaf Agave) - A clustering species from the cold Chihuahuan Desert Region. Rosettes are small, clusters get large. No teeth along the leaf edge, but a sharp terminal spine. (3" pot size - $5.00), (4" pot size - $7.50), (6" pot size - $10.00)             Agave stricta - (Green Needle Agave) - Makes a perfect round balls of narrow, needle-like, light yellow-green leaves. No teeth along the edge, but the terminal spine is sharp! (3" pot size - $10.00), (6" pot size - $20.00)     Agave titanota - This rarely offered species has powder blue leaves and gnarly, papery teeth along the leaf edge as well as a wicked terminal spine. (3" pot size - $10.00) Sold Out     Agave toumeyana (Toumey Agave) - A miniature species, toping out at about 6"-8" across. Narrow, dark green leaves, decorated with white markings. Limited Quantity (3" pot size - $7.00)       Agave triangularis     Agave victoriae-reginae (Queen Victoria Agave) - Makes a dense, rounded ball-like  specimen when older. Dark green leaves, painstakingly handpainted with decorative white stripes. No teeth along the leaf edge, but a short, yet sharp terminal spine can be nasty. (3" pot size - $5.00)       Agave wocomahi     Agave xylonacantha (Woody Spine Agave) Not only is the spine woody, the marginal teeth are as well! Open rosette of long triangular, powder blue leaves.  (3" pot size - $10.00) (6" pot size - $15.00)       Agave zebra (Zebra Agave) -  Rosettes of wide, powdery blue leaves cross banded with dark striped like a zebra. Large marginal teeth produce great bud imprints! Choice plants, Limited Quantity (6" pot size - $15.00)       Agave x 'Blue Glow' (Blue Glow Agave) - The red and yellow edges turn to fire when backlit against the low angle sun. Beautiful hybrid with presumed parents being A. ocahui and A. attenuata. (3" pot size - $5.00) (4" pot size - $7.50)     Agave x Leopoldii (King Leopold Agave) - Take one part A. schidigera and add 1 part A. filifera, select the best plant and viola! the result is this little gem. The narrow, dark green leaves have beautiful white markings. The rosette stays small, maxing out at about 8"-12" across and produces offsets. (3" pot size - $7.00)     Agave 'Bella' (Beautiful Agave) - A miniature form that tops out at about 6"-8" across. Dark green leaves with decorative whit markings and thin white threads along the leaf edges. (3" pot size - $10.00)     Beaucarnea gracilis (Coke Bottle Palm) - A native of southern Mexico, this beauty gets a huge trunk with tufts of stiff leaves that rise up and out. Makes a great potted specimen! (4" pot size - $10.00)     Beaucarnea recurvata (Ponytail Palm) - Native to subtropical eastern Mexico, this develops a bulbous base and skinny trunk. Tufts of bright green leaves grow up then droop down over the trunk. (3" pot size - $5.00)             Calibanus hookeri (Mexican Boulder) - Develops a massive caudex resembling a large boulder, tufts of thin, grass-like leaves top the plant. (6" pot size - $10.00)       Calibanus hookeri x Beaucarnea gracilis - Supposedly a hybrid between these two plants, does look a bit different than either one. Seed from a plant that looked intermediate between the two found standing out in a California nursery. Young plants develop a thick caudex and resemble Calibanus. (4" pot size - $10.00)           Dasylirion acrotrichum       Dasylirion quadrangulatum         Hesperaloe campanulata (Bell Flower Hesperaloe) - Take a dash of H. funifera and throw in a sprinkle of H parviflora, mix well, wait 1,000 years for it to stabilize, and you will have this marvelous plant. Large, pink on the outside, white on the inside, bell shaped flowers, Upright, stiff, bright green leaves with curly marginal threads. (8" pot size - $20.00)       Hesperaloe parviflora         X Mangave ‘Bloodspot’ (Bloodspot hybrid) - This has made a long journey from its presumed origins in Japan. Tony at Plant Delights bought one, put it into tissue culture, and made it available here in the U.S. A hybrid of Agave macroacantha and an unknown Manfreda. Powder blue leaves heavily marked with dark brown "bloodspots". Small when full grown reaching about 15" across. (2.75" pot size - $10.00)         Yucca linearifolia (LinearLeaf Yucca) - Recently described species develops a 6' tall trunk with very thin, flexible, glaucous blue-green leaves radiating out from a central point. Found in a couple of spots in northeastern Mexico. (6" pot size - $15.00)