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Dwarf Yatay! One of the many Butias in the complex of species that is "Butia" in Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Northern Argentina. This species has the form of most Butia with the feathery, arching leaves, but ten... More

Fosteriana var robustior! Traveling in the state of Parana, Brazil, we came across this sensational Dyckia. We were impressed by the many flower spikes adorned with numerous orange flowers. Plants in habitat tend to be compose... More

Seedling Mix! When growing seed collected from open pollinated Dyckia, you never know what you will get. The colors of the leaves vary; the leaf shape, length and width varies; and the amount and arrangement of the... More

Oh so lovely! For those folks that like Sinningia tubiflora but wish the plant produced flowers other than white this hybrid is for you. This plant was a selection from a cross of Sinningia sellovii x Sinningia tub... More

Heath-like small shrub with coarse 1.5 in. long, gray leaves finely netted in green. The stems and new growth are tinted a copper color. Very tolerant of extreme drought and heat! Placing them among t... More

Wright acacia! A large shrub to small tree notable for the blue-gray color of its delicate compound foliage. It is open growing with few widely spaced horizontally spreading branches which provide dappled light. The... More

Giant Aechmea! The largest growing hardy bromeliad you can grow in the deep south. The light green leaves are heavily armed and outreaching, so plant away from the garden path but in view of a window where on cold w... More

Wild Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii! On our trip to southern Brazil we found this variety growing in coastal areas, mainly amongst rocks and boulders. The tight, squatty rosettes seemed perfectly content in full sun and subject to consta... More

Crystal bowl agave! We originally made this selection of Agave montana in 1997 on one of our trips to Mexico. We have grown it for many years and have been impressed with it all along. But it offsets slowly, making it im... More

Hardy A. americana variegate! We got this Agave americana variegate, having blue-green leaves with a cream edge, from Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery. He originally got it from a customer in Roanoke, VA. The plant looks simil... More

Silver select! This selection of A. americana var. protoamericana was selected because of the silver coloration to the leaves, the pronounced teating of the leaf margins and its compact size. The silver leaves and u... More

Tough as Leather! This is most likely a form of Agave americana protoamericana or one of the A. protoamerican intergrades with A. asperima (syn. A. scabra) that has been cultivated ... More

Lemon Lime Agave!

This Agave americana variegate is not your typical white or yellow or cream combined with green. The variegation is a bizarre combination of greens. Down the center of each leaf runs a bro... More

Silver Surfer Agave! Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery made this fine Agave selection out of a batch of seedlings he grew from seed we sent him years ago. This plant grows in form much like many A. americana var. ameri... More

Hardy with great form! This variety does not attain the mammoth proportions of the cultivated Agave americana that punctuates the Mediterranean climes. Instead, it has an upright compact form that has proven to be very desi... More

Cow horn agave! The name is derived from the central bud's resemblance to a cow's horn. The shiny light-green leaves with contrasting chestnut-brown spines and strong bud imprint mark this species as unique--a pleasu... More

Octopi! A spineless and toothless agave that resembles a group of octopi laying amongst the boulders. The 24 in. wide rosettes of bright-green leaves offset to form colonies in their native habitat clinging t... More

Frosted squid! Wow! Wow! (a moment to catch ones breath) Oh my Gosh! Wow! This is a typical response of people when they first get to see this marginally variegated form of Agave bracteosa. The plant is so stunning ... More

Variegated Agave celsii When I first saw this variegate at a nursery in Thailand, I was not certain what species it was. It was so stunning, that I temporarily drew an identification blank. When someone told me it was A. cel... More

Chiapas Agave! This relative of Agave celsii from the state of Chiapas, MX is superficially similar in appearance to it, but the leaves tend to be broader and stouter. The teeth on the margins of the leaves are also... More

Another Soap Agave! According to Gentry’s “Agaves of Continental North America”, Agave chrysoglossa is closely related to Agave vilmoriniana but the leaves are flatter and straighter and the inflorescence is non-bu... More

- An attractive plant with long, narrow leaves and long filifers that form a single rosette. Found just above the Pacific coastline in places with high-tide salt spray. As the name suggests, it is nativ... More

Golden highlights! A highly ornamental form that is variegated in creamy yellow bands along the leaf margins. The variegation is especially effective on this plant because of its cultural need for a shady area--accentin... More

This plant is a member of the Marginatae Group of Agaves, which also includes species like A. lophantha, A lechuguilla, A. funkiana and A. xylonacantha. I mention its familial relatives so that people... More