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Multi-fabulous! A gem of an agave rarely seen in this country! If you hike for a couple of hours up a steep rocky mountain in the dangerous drug-lord controlled countryside in the state of Sonora, Mexico, you will fi... More

Shining Daggers! This Japanese selection of Agave schidigera has a tight, compact and symmetrical form which is perfect for pot culture. Each sword-shaped leaf is highlighted by various shades of light to dark green a... More

Texas weberi! This form of weberi is the clone you find in south Texas gardens. It's a fast growing agave that will get big rather quickly! The toothless leaves are broad with a strong bud imprint (an x in the midd... More

Hammer Time agave! Can you make a good thing better? You bet you can. This variegated Agave x leopoldii proves it. This sport selected by Gary Hammer takes a favorite old cultivar and gives it a new dimension. The form ... More

White almond bush! This vigorous, herbaceous perennial from South America produces finger-like clusters of small white almond-scented flowers. In the late afternoon, its sweet fragrance is carried far by the breeze. Cut... More

Showy yellow flowers all summer! This is a dense, umbrella-like shrub with airy, compound leaves from which clusters of bright-yellow flowers appear. It requires a hot, dry site that is sheltered from cold winds. ... 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

Looks like a palm! Surprisingly, Ceratozamia latifolia is not very well represented in collections of exotic plants along the Gulf Coast. Its small size, cold hardiness and exotic appeal are all admirable traits that ma... More

Upright Med Fan! The Mediterranean Fan Palm grows over a fairly wide range around the Mediterranean region. With a wide range come variant forms. Most Med Fans produce multiple trunks with many of the more commonly cu... 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

Takes full, hot sun in poor soil! Narrowleaf dyschoriste, sometimes called snake herb, is native throughout the state of Texas. It forms a dense mound of upright stems covered with narrow leaves, from which petunia-like purple flowers... More

Red lupins! The marriage between the South American summer blooming Erythrina crista-galli and the North American spring blooming Erythrina herbacea has created one of the finest flowering shrubs for the south. T... More

Seven months of blooming! The rigidly erect bright-green foliage reaches 4' tall and is 4 in. wide at its broadest point. This robust plant will throw an 8' spike that branches out like an antenna. The erect, bell-shaped flowe... More

Night Blooming Hesperaloe! This plant develops into dense grass like mounds of narrow, wiry, dark olive-green leaves, which are lined with white, curling filaments. In summer the plant produces tall, thin flower spikes which ca... More

Yellow-red yucca! An unusual form of red yucca that has creamy-yellow flowers. This form is as vigorous as the red and all it needs is a blue wall to set off the colour; a hue that blends in well with the traditional r... More

Compact Cenizo!

A silver leaved Leucophyllum can be quite spectacular in the dry, sunny landscape, especially if it is juxtaposed to a plant like More