A. nickelsiae
Large thick green leaves with striking white markings. Aggresive thick black terminal spines. Upright habit, to 18″.
Cactus and Succulents - Full Sun
Agave filifera
Dense clumps of stemless rosettes to 24″ w/filiferous margins
Agave funkiana
High altitude Mexican species; Full sun, clumping rosettes to 3′
Agave geminiflora
Rosettes to 3ft. Thin, flexible bright green leaves
Agave gentryi
Distinctive large solitary agave. Aggresive marginal teeth. Wide light-green leaves.
Agave gentryi “Jaws”
Remarkably toothy, deep green leaves with bright red marginal spines fading to brown with age. 4 to 6 feet across, but may get 8 to 10 feet according to the UC Botanic Gardens.
Agave guadalajarana
Blue-green leaves, red marginal spines, vigorous terminal spines.
Agave gypsophila “Blue Wave”
2 to 3 foot medium sized agave with wildly undulating blue leaves.
Agave horrida
Solitary Agave with stout deep green leaves and a very symmetrical habit. The dramatically toothy leaves start with a dark red-brown edging that fades to silver as they mature. Deer resistant.
Agave isthmensis
Thick blue leaves with deep marginal lobes and reddish terminal spines.
Agave isthmensis “Mediopicta Alba”
A. “Ohi Raijin Shiro-Nakafu”
Beautiful tight-rosettes, small variegated agave.
Agave lechuguilla
Chihuahuan Desert. Sharp-edged to 24″, variegated leaves.
Agave lophantha
Medium-sized agave to 36″ with vigorous teeth, occasional offsets
Agave macroacantha
Medium agave, 2 to 3 feet across. Narrow leaves with vigorous terminal spines, turn black with age. Will form dense clumps.
Agave marmorata
Generally solitary medium sized agave with upright rosettes, grey leaves with short marginal teeth. Used to make Pulque, a thick alcoholic drink.
Agave medio-picta “Alba”
White striped agave to 5ft, with strongly out-curving leaves
Agave montana
3-4ft rosettes, high altitude agave. Prolific marginal teeth when mature. Red terminal spines.
Agave multifilifera
A dense green agave with white striped and feathery threads along the edges. Full sun and little water.
Agave murpheyi “Engard”
2 to 3ft., upright, strongly variegated leaves. Heat and Sun-tolerant
Agave murpheyi “Rodney”
2 to 3ft., upright, variegated. Heat and Sun-tolerant
Agave neomexicana
Medium rosettes to 24″; thick slender concave leaves, bluish green; strong teeth
Agave ocahui
Native to Mexican hillsides, 18 to 24″, sharp terminal spines
Agave ovatifolia
Large, regular agave gets 4 ft. across, with wide blue leaves and small marginal teeth.
Agave parrasana
Dense, clumping rosettes to 24″; Best in full sun.
Agave parrasana “Big Bend”
Dense, clumping rosettes to 24″; Best in full sun.
Agave parryi “J.C. Raulston”
A selected clone of the hardy Parry’s Agave with a particularly beautiful form of wide, bluish grey leaves and greater tolerance of wet winters.
Agave parryi minima “Variegata”
A. “Cream Spike”
A. minima “Variegata”
A. patonii “Variegata”
A. parryi v. patonii “Variegata”
Small, thick-leaved hardy rosettes, yellow-striped, slow-growing
Agave parryi v. huachucensis
3ft. Blue Agave, compact and low, spreads rhizomously
Agave parryi v. parryi
Rosette to 30″, thick marginal spines, upright form.
Agave parryi v. truncata
3ft., broadleafed w/thick marginal spines. Red spines on young leaves turn black with age.