Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun

Medium-sized agave to 36″ with vigorous teeth, occasional offsets

Generally solitary medium sized agave with upright rosettes, grey leaves with short marginal teeth. Used to make Pulque, a thick alcoholic drink.

White striped agave to 5ft, with strongly out-curving leaves

Medium rosettes to 24″; thick slender concave leaves, bluish green; strong teeth

Dense, clumping rosettes to 24″; Best in full sun.

Dense, clumping rosettes to 24″; Best in full sun.

A. “Cream Spike”
A. minima “Variegata”
A. patonii “Variegata”
A. parryi v. patonii “Variegata”

Small, thick-leaved hardy rosettes, yellow-striped, slow-growing

3ft. Blue Agave, compact and low, spreads rhizomously

Rosette to 30″, thick marginal spines, upright form.

3ft., broadleafed w/thick marginal spines. Red spines on young leaves turn black with age.

Miniature century plant to 12″ with pronounced spines, scooped leaf shape.

Small rosettes with cream colored margins and dark spines.

Large, solitary rosettes to 3ft. across, open blue leaves. 20ft tall bloom spikes.

Wide toothy red-tipped leaves, to 3ft.

Very sharp pointy leaves, rosettes to 3ft.

6ft. upright vase-shaped rosettes w/striking striped leaves. Fibrous leaves harvested for sisal, used for rope, rugs and similar.

Hardy, tall, vase-shaped form to 5′ tall,

Tall, vase-shaped form 4 to 6ft. Narrow variegated leaves w/small marginal teeth.

Small, narrow-leaf rosettes with marginal curled threads. Good in rock gardens and containers.

Small blue rosettes to 12″d., many offsets

Beautiful tiny blue rosettes, miniature form pups occasionally

5ft. across; single rosettes, long curving pale-blue leaves

Madagascar tree form, grows straight and tall with few arms