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Agave variegate! This little plant has to be one of the coolest agave variegates for pot culture. The compact size, fantastic color, and beautiful form make this plant a knockout in the succulent collection. One can't... 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

Three gallon Jaws! In the late 1990's when John Fairey and I were making regular treks into Mexico, I spotted this heavily armed selection in a huge colony of Agave gentryi. It made a treacherous groundcover under the o... More

Kaleidoscope Agave! This variegated dwarf agave is so beautiful that it is nearly impossible to offer. When people see it they just can't say no. The cultivar name 'Quadricolor' is only partially descriptive because the ... More

Mystery agave! No one really knows where this succulent came from, probably California. An outstanding ornamental that was perfectly made for container culture because, unlike other variegated agaves, this one stays... More

Royal Spine or Royal Pain!

This plant is said to be a hybrid between Agave macroacantha and Agave victorae-reginae 'compacta' and exhibits the best qualities of both parents. It has a clean form and compact... More

Agarita! This highly ornamental shrub has twisted, prickly, green to blue-green foliage mottled in silver; and as the name implies, the leaves are arranged in threes. Agarita's butter-yellow blooms suddenly ap... More

Red-bird-of-paradise! This highly-ornamental summer flowering herbaceous perennial attracts all the neighbors' attention as well as butterflies and hummingbirds. Produced all summer long, the showy red flowers are held abo... More

Silver European Fan Palm! An unusual variety from the mountains of Morocco that has distinctly silver-blue leaves! This characteristic is acquired with age, as is true with most blue-leaved palms. Exact hardiness is unknown bu... More

Dwarf Pinus taeda! In the early 1950's the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Beltsville, Maryland offered seed of a witches' broom (a mutation that results from damage to the tree that usually manifests itself in be... More

Hardy silver sabal This silver-blue palm makes a wonderful and refreshing addition to the hot southern garden. For us it is the bluest of all the trunk palms. The southeastern Palm and Exotic Plant Society of Decatur Ge... More