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AGAVES AND RELATED PLANTS (BEAUCARNEA,
CALIBANUS, DASYLRION, HESPERALOE, NOLINA, YUCCA) |
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Agave applanata - 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, sword shaped leaves have small teeth and a sharp
terminal spine. (3" pot size - $10.00) |
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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
Sold out) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Agave bracteosa ‘Monterrey Frost’
(Variegated Agave bracteosa) This form of Agave
bracteosa has medium green leaves with broad, white
edges. Tissue cultured plants. (3"
pot size - $10.00, 6" pot size $25.00) |
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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.
(3" pot size - $5.00) |
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Agave congesta |
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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)
Sold out |
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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. (6"
pot size - $20.00)
Only 6 left!!! |
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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 |
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Agave gentryi (Gentry Agave)
Seedlings have glaucous blue leaves that turn medium to dark green
as the plant ages. Slow growing and generally hardy to
low teens F. (3" pot size - $10.00)
(6" pot size - $20.00) |
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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. (4" pot size - $10.00) |
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Agave guadalajarana |
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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 |
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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) only 4 left |
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Agave kerchovei |
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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) |
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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) |
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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)
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Agave mitis ‘multicolor’
(Variegated Agave celsii) This form of Agave mitis has
medium green leaves with narrow, soft yellow edges.
Tissue cultured plants. (6
inch pot size - $15.00 - only 6 left) |
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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. (3" pot size - $10.00) Only 6 left |
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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) |
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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. (2" pot
size - $5.00) (3" pot size - $7.00)
(6" pot size - $15.00) |
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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. (3" pot
size - $7.00) |
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Agave pachycentra - A rather
large,
solitary species growing to 3-4 feet tall and 5-6 feet
across in frost free areas. Tender to frost, needs
winter protection. (3" pot
size - $10.00) |
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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 - $6.00), (4" pot size - $10.00), (6" pot size - $20.00) |
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Agave parryi
var. parryi (Artichoke Agave) - A dense rosette of
powder blue-gray leaves, producing offsets to eventually
form large clusters. Found on the Cumbres de Majalca in
western Chihuahua. (6" pot size - $20.00) |
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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) |
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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 |
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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
Sold out)
(7" pot size - $25.00 Sold out) |
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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 |
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Agave potatorum (Butterfly Agave)
- Highly variable plant, usually small, solitary
rosettes of glaucous white, blue-gray, or green leaves.
Plants can reach about 1-1.5 feet tall by 1.5-3 feet
across. Large teeth on prominent teats. (3"
pot size - $5.00) |
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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) |
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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 Sold
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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), (6" pot size - $20.00) |
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Agave shrevei var. magna - Large sized,
usually solitary species from the Sierra Madre
Occidental. Beautiful glaucous gray leaves with deep bud
prints.
(6" pot size - $20.00) |
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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)
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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! (6" pot size - $20.00) |
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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 |
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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) |
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Agave triangularis |
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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) |
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Agave wocomahi
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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) |
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Agave xylonacantha
'Frostbite' - The medium green leaves have creamy yellow
margins.
(3" pot size - $10.00) (6"
pot size - $20.00) |
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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! (6" pot size - $15.00)
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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. (4"
pot size - $7.50),
(6" pot size - $15.00) |
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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. (6" pot size - $20.00) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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)Sold out |
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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) |
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Dasylirion acrotrichum |
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Dasylirion
quadrangulatum |
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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) |
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Hesperaloe parviflora |
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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) (3" pot size - $15.00) |
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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. (#2
pot size - $45.00) |
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