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Acacia berlandieri
T81-02 Acacia berlandieri
Zone 8a to 10 Native to Texas & Mexico Grows to 5'h x 3'w
Huajillo This light, airy, multitrunked tree is a perfect companion to cactus and agaves in the dry garden. The fern-like foliage gives a delicate soft texture when everything else is rigid and structured. In spring, creamy white puffball-like flowers cover the branches and are pleasantly scented. Nearly thornless, this acacia is easy to work around--providing protection from the heat of the sun but allowing bright enough light for desert succulents to thrive. To 15' in frost free areas and usually half that in frosty zones.
Plant Notes
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Adenium obeseum
Y07-02 Adenium obeseum - Sold Out!
Zone 9b to 10 Native to Africa Grows to 36"h x 30"w
Desert Rose! Adenium obeseum is the poster child for caudiciforms and is one of the best plants for the beginner caudiciform enthusiast. The fleshy succulent trunks, (perfect for Bonsai) and the large, showy flowers make it is a must for any succulent, container collection. This relative of Oleanders and Plumerias is known for its fantastic floral displays, comparable to its larger cousins but due to its more compact nature it is much more manageable in container culture. Flower color can range from white, red, pink and bicolors.
Plant Notes
Tips: Should be planted in a well drained potting medium. Plant in pots that are porous and breathe, like clay or concrete. Water and fertilize in the warm summer months and keep dry in the fall and winter. The plant wants to go dormant during the winter and will go deciduous. We have found that Adeniums like lots of water while they are actively growing but can also tolerate long, dry periods.
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Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii - Praia do Rosa
D23-15 Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii - Praia do Rosa
Zone 8b to 10 Native to Southeastern Brazil Grows to 8"h x 12"w
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 constant breeze. We now know why this plant is tolerant of salt - while photographing it we could feel the spray of breaking waves. Maybe we too could adapt to such conditions if we had their view of the clear, blue water and crashing waves of the southern Atlantic Ocean. The image provided shows the vibrant pink coloration of bracts when the plant is in bloom, which generally occurs in early spring. After blooming the leaves return to a green color with reddish undertones.
Plant Notes
In Texas and other extremely hot and dry climates it is recommend to site this plant where it gets only short doses of direct sun. Part-sun in the morning with bright, dappled shade the rest of the day is best where temperature reach the triple digits regularly.
Link to this plant: Aechmea recurvata var. benrathii - Praia do Rosa (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave americana 'Opal'
Y10-87 Agave americana 'Opal'
Zone 8 to 10 Garden origin Grows to 4'h x 6'w
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 similar to many of the marginally variegated A. americanas, but this similarity is only superficial. In our experience the standard A. americana var. marginata is only borderline hardy. It also can't take much sun and heat without scalding and looking tired; never looking happy in our landscape. 'Opal' though has taken full-sun, heat and cold (down into the low 20s) and looks good in the landscape. So far, after 2 years in the ground, the plant has kept a moderate size and neat appearance.
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave americana 'Opal' (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave americana var protoamericana 'Pokey Ghost'
Y10-64 Agave americana var protoamericana 'Pokey Ghost'
Zone 7b to 10 Garden origin Grows to 3'h x 4-1/2'w
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 undulating leaf form evoke a ghost-like spooky presence, especially on foggy mornings.
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave americana var protoamericana 'Pokey Ghost' (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave americana var. medio-picta alba
Y07-25 Agave americana var. medio-picta alba
Zone 9a to 10 Garden origin Grows to 3'h x 3'w
Supreme urn plant! Highly-prized since Victorian times for container cultivation. The slow growing, perfectly formed rosettes are boldly striped with white down the center of each leaf, while the borders are blue-green. Choice!
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave americana var. medio-picta alba (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave americana var. protoamericana
D06-22 Agave americana var. protoamericana
Zone 7 to 10 Native to eastern Mexico Grows to 4'h x 4'w
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 desirable in the smaller landscapes and is more cold hardy. Its foliage is a ghostly blue-gray, with pronounced bud imprints on the leaf surface. The perfect specimen around which to center a planting bed.
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave americana var. protoamericana (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave americana var. protoamericana 'Funky Toes'
Y06-58 Agave americana var. protoamericana 'Funky Toes' - Sold Out!
Zone 8a to 10 Native to Northeastern Mexico Grows to 4'h x 5'w
Funky Toes! This seedling of A. americana var protomericana is suggestive of an intergrade between A. protoamericana and A. scabra. Given the name 'Funky Toes' because it has heavily teated leaf margins that resembles the toes of some clawed creature. Each leaf tends to twist and undulate slightly and gives the whole plant a feeling of movement. The leaves emerge a blue-gray maturing to a dusty-green.
Plant Notes
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Link to this plant: Agave americana var. protoamericana 'Funky Toes' (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave americana var. protoamericana 'Silver Surfer'
Y11-47 Agave americana var. protoamericana 'Silver Surfer'
Zone 7b to 10 Native to Mexico Grows to 48"h x 72"w
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. americanas with stiff, erect, broad leaves but has more cold hardiness. The leaves have a pronounced silvery-blue color and exhibit a good bud imprint pattern. One of its attributes is that it is slow to offset thus the base of the plant does not become overwhelmed with tons of pups.
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave americana var. protoamericana 'Silver Surfer' (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave bracteosa
T36-23 Agave bracteosa
Zone 7b to 10 Native to Mexico, Nuevo Leon Grows to 20"h x 24"w
Octopi! A spineless and toothless agave that resembles a group of octopi laying amongst the boulders. The 24" wide rosettes of bright-green leaves offset to form colonies in their native habitat clinging to rock on sheer cliffs. Once mature, they produce 3' tall flower spikes densely packed with cream-colored flowers that are very showy. This one-of-a-kind plant is quite adaptable, thriving in deep-shade as well as full-sun. More tolerant of moisture than most agaves as long as the soil is well-drained.
Plant Notes
These plants are mixed seedlings.
Link to this plant: Agave bracteosa (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave bracteosa 'Calamar'
Y10-96 Agave bracteosa 'Calamar'
Zone 7b to 10 Native to Nuevo Leon, Mexico Grows to 24" t x 36" w
Recalling calamar! Pat McNeal chose this non-clumping form to be the first of the Agave bracteosa's to be tissue cultured. The cultivar name 'Calamar' implies a form more marine-like than plant-like. In its native habitat it is festooned to sheer cliffs. This form rarely divides, thus makes a clean, architectural statement in the garden. In over 27 years of growing succulents, I have found this species to be one of the most adaptable to light and moisture; also would like to mention that among Agaves it is odd in that it is spineless.
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave bracteosa 'Calamar' (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave chiapensis
Y11-04 Agave chiapensis
Zone 9a to 10 Native to Chiapas, Mexico Grows to 14"h x 30"w
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 larger than those of A. celsii and are more prominently black in color. Overall the plant has a stouter, more symmetrical appearance. This moderate sized plant with its slightly prickly, but non-lethal teeth is very suitable for container culture. Though it is from Chiapas, it has some frost tolerance.
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave chiapensis (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave chrysoglossa
Q03-35 Agave chrysoglossa
Zone 9 to 10 Native to Mexico Grows to 3'h x 4'w
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-bulbiferous. From my observations of the two as they grow from seed A. chrysoglossa seems be smaller and a bit slower in growth and possibly has a more symmetrical growth habit. The plant is generally non-suckering, having an open form with relatively few, grayish-green leaves that are straight and moderately rigid. This agave is high in sapogens and is known as ‘amole’ by the locals of its native region and used as a detergent to wash cloths.
Plant Notes
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Agave colimana
Q05-30 Agave colimana
Zone 9 to 10 Native to Colima, Mexico Grows to 18"h x 24"w
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 native to Colima, Mexico where the climate is hot and tropical. It would, therefore, make an excellent container plant in a hot, dry spot in your summer garden.
Plant Notes
Link to this plant: Agave colimana (right-click to bookmark or copy link)
Agave congesta
Y11-08 Agave congesta
Zone 9 to 10 Native to Chiapas, Mexico Grows to 3'h x 5'w
This Agave is native to the pine-oak woodlands in the Sierra San Cristobal, in the state of Chiapas, Mexico. It does not offset frequently, but the rosettes have many leaves which range in color from light green to green with a silver casting. The leaf margins tend to be undulating and are lined with varying degrees of teat-like projections punctuated by dark, stout teeth. I give credit to Gentry's "Agaves of Continental North America" for the information in this description because I have not seen this plant in its native habitat.
Plant Notes
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Yucca Do Planting Guide
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Shade
Dry - 10-30" per year
Average - 30-50" per year
Moist - 50+" per year
Butterfly
Hummingbird
Ideal for Potting
