A. potatorum “Baja”
Small, tight, regular rosettes; moderate water, full sun
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Agave “Black Widow”
A. schidigera “Black Widow”
Stemless rosettes to 24″ w/hairy leaf margins
Agave “Cherry Swizzle”
A. potatorum “Cherry Swizzle”
Large, solitary rosettes, open blue leaves with stunning colorful twisty terminal spines.
Agave “Durango Delight”
A. schidigera “Durango Delight”
2ft. rosettes, threadleaf agave. Dense rosettes of leaves, marginal white thread/hairs.
Agave “Fatal Attraction”
A. funkiana “Fatal Attraction”
May be an Agave lophantha subspecies. Rosettes 3 to 4 ft. Striking variegated and sharp-spined leaves.
Agave “Joe Hoak”
A. desmetiana “Joe Hoak”
Stunning silver leaves with yellow and green striped margins. Moderately toothy, open rosettes, a bit more vertical and vase-shaped. 2 to 3 feet across.
Agave “Kichiokan Marginata”
A. potatorum “Kichiokan Marginata”
Dwarf variegated agave with white markings and prominent red terminal spines. Stays small, few pups, to 18″
Agave “Kichiokan”
A. potatorum “Kichiokan”
Tight rosettes to 18″ across, will spread readily. Bright red spines.
Agave “Monterrey Frost”
A. bracteosa “Monterrey Frost”
Very narrow soft leaves with crisp white edges, recurved.
Agave “Quadricolor”
A. lophantha “Quadricolor”
A. cv. Goshikibandai
Brightly colored, toothy, 18 to 24″, occasional offsets
Agave “Splendida”
A. lophantha “Splendida”
Strong central stripe, brightly colored, toothy, to 24″, occasional offsets
Agave americana
10 to 12ft.; pups aggressively, giant bloomstalk then dies
Agave americana “Matsumoto”
Very large upright leaves with yellow striped margins and a blue-green central stripe. Plant away from pathways. Offsets readily.
Agave americana v. marginata
Very large and spiny rosettes with yellow-striped leaf margins; pups aggressively
Agave angustifolia “Marginata”
Variegated leaves, rosettes to 5 feet.
Large variegated rosettes with agressive marginal teeth. Mostly solitary until mature.
Agave attenuata
Bluish green, to 3ft tall (occasionally to 5ft.); regular water. Protect from frost. Large curved draping bloom stalk gives this its common name.
Agave attenuata “Nova”
Blue-hued variety with wider leaves than the species. Bloom stalk is vertical. 3ft; regular water. Protect from frost.
Agave attenuata “Raea’s Gold”
Wide soft leaves of a pale gold-green emerge from a tight central spear to arch gracefully back. Offsets readily. Keep protected from frost.
Agave celsii v. albicans
2-3ft., readily clumping w/rounded grey-blue leaves
Agave chrysantha
2-3ft. Narrow blue leaves, vigorous marginal spines
Agave colorata
Toothy rosettes 2 to 4 feet across, some offsets; Mexico
Agave deserti
Large rosettes to 36″ – protect from winter rains.
Agave deserti v. simplex
Solitary rosettes. Protect from winter rains.
Agave ellemeetiana “Satina”
Stemless rosettes, 2 to 3ft. Soft green leaves. Can handle full sun at the coast, but needs afternoon shade inland. Protect from frost.
Agave gypsophila “Blue Wave”
2 to 3 foot medium sized agave with wildly undulating blue leaves.
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 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