Chihuahuan Desert. Sharp-edged to 24″, variegated leaves.
Cactus and Succulents - Part Sun
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
Agave neomexicana
Medium rosettes to 24″; thick slender concave leaves, bluish green; strong teeth
Agave nizandensis
Small, low growing, with narrow spidery arms stretching along the ground. Dark green with a narrow light green stripe in the middle. Less sun than most agaves. Frost-sensitive.
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 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.
Agave patonii
Miniature century plant to 12″ with pronounced spines, scooped leaf shape.
Agave patonii “Alba Marginata”
Small rosettes with cream colored margins and dark spines.
Agave potatorum
Large, solitary rosettes to 3ft. across, open blue leaves. 20ft tall bloom spikes.
Agave potatorum hybrid
Wide toothy red-tipped leaves, to 3ft.
Agave pratensis
Small clusters of warty 8″ rosettes. Marginal spines and orange flowers.
Agave pumila
Star-like leaves, sharply pointed and outward facing.
Agave schidigera
Very sharp pointy leaves, rosettes to 3ft.
Agave schottii v. nana
Miniature clumping agave with few leaves; rocky soils; frost hardy
Agave sisalana “Mediopicta”
6ft. upright vase-shaped rosettes w/striking striped leaves. Fibrous leaves harvested for sisal, used for rope, rugs and similar.
Agave tequilana
Hardy, tall, vase-shaped form to 5′ tall,
Agave tequilana “Sunrise”
Tall, vase-shaped form 4 to 6ft. Narrow variegated leaves w/small marginal teeth.
Agave toumeyana var. bella
Small, narrow-leaf rosettes with marginal curled threads. Good in rock gardens and containers.
Agave verschaffeltii
Small blue rosettes to 12″d., many offsets
Agave verschaffeltii minima
Beautiful tiny blue rosettes, miniature form pups occasionally
Agave vilmoriniana
5ft. across; single rosettes, long curving pale-blue leaves
Albuca nelsonii
Native to South Africa
Evergreen Bulb
Deep green fleshy leaves mound to 3 ft., with 5 ft. tall bloom stalks with tubular striped white blooms. Hardy to 25-30 F, prefers frost-free.
Alluaudia adscendens
Madagascar tree form, grows straight and tall with few arms
Alluaudia humbertii
Wild branched shrub from Madagascar; small round green leaves