A. seemanniana ssp. pygmaea
Small wide-leafed agave with red terminal spines. Grows on limestone outcroppings. 12″ rosettes.
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Agave salmiana
Broad green leaves with rows of toothy spines on the margins. The recurved leaf tips display terminal spines at a nearly horizontal angle. Great structural element in the garden.
Agave salmiana v. ferox
Broad green leaves with edged with toothy spines. As the plant matures it has a bold yet elegant form with the leaf tips held horizontally above the rosette. A great structural element in a small garden.
Agave salmiana v. ferox “Variegata”
Large recurved variegated leaves; rosettes can get 4 to 6ft tall. Dark green with strong yellow striping.
Agave scabra
Agave asperrima
Structural Agave with thick grey-green roughly textured leaves that come to a long black point. Vertical rosette to 3’h. Will pup over time. Deer Resistant.
Agave schidigera
Very sharp pointy leaves, rosettes to 3ft.
Agave schottii
Clumping agave with long narrow leaves to 2ft Used for erosion control.
Agave shawii
Clumps of colorful dark green 2-3ft. rosettes. Inflorescence 10 to 15 feet tall. Native to Point Loma coast near San Diego.
Agave sisalana “Mediopicta”
6ft. upright vase-shaped rosettes w/striking striped leaves. Fibrous leaves harvested for sisal, used for rope, rugs and similar.
Agave striata
Generally solitary w/long thin narrow leaves; to 2ft.
Agave striata v. nana
Dwarf species, dense light-green leaves with vigorous red-spined tips. Grows in a very regular rounded form. Will be more blue in lower light. 8-12″.
Agave stricta
Thick stem with long narrow spiny leaves forms a dense green spherical rosette to 3ft with dark brown tips. Forms a beautiful colony over time.
Agave tequilana
Hardy, tall, vase-shaped form to 5′ tall,
Agave tequilana “Lemeno”
Dramatic moderate fast growing Blue Agave with yellow edged leaves. Open rosettes, semi-spineless powder-blue leaves.
Agave tequilana “Sunrise”
Tall, vase-shaped form 4 to 6ft. Narrow variegated leaves w/small marginal teeth.
Agave titanota
Typically solitary, this form stands out as an abundant producer of pups. A medium stature Agave with rigid pale white-blue leaves. Brown teeth and margins persist as the plant matures.
Agave titanota “Black and Blue”
Typically solitary, this form stands out for it’s stunning compact blue leaves and graphic contrast of the black marginal edges and teeth.
Agave titanota x “Blue Glow” Hybrid
Hybrid with stunning wide blue leaves and graphic contrast of the black marginal teeth.
Agave toumeyana
Filiferous leaf edges, dense clumps of 12-15″ rosettes.
Agave toumeyana var. bella
Small, narrow-leaf rosettes with marginal curled threads. Good in rock gardens and containers.
Agave utahensis
Mojave native, to 18″d.; Narrow grey-green leaves, toothy margins
Agave verschaffeltii
A. potatorum var. verschaffeltii
Small blue rosettes to 12″d., many offsets
Agave verschaffeltii minima
Beautiful tiny blue rosettes, miniature form pups occasionally
Agave victoria-reginae
Small with variegated leaves, compact rosettes; slow growing
Agave victoria-reginae “Compacta”
Dwarf agave with stunning green leaves forming tight, dense rosettes. White markings on leaves are wide and showy. Beautiful in landscape or a container. Slow-growing.Compact 10″ rosettes.
Agave victoria-reginae “Ornatum”
Rare, unusual stunning white “painted” variegation, thick leaves, compact 12″ rosettes; slow growing.
Agave vilmoriniana
5ft. across; single rosettes, long curving pale-blue leaves
Agave weberi
Large rosettes to 6′; bright purple in full heat/sun. Variable
Agave weberi “Arizona Star”
6ft. rosette, striped leaves curve outward
Agave weberi v. reineri
A. “Reiner’s Select”
Large rosettes to 6′; broad grey-green leaves, nearly spineless