Variegated leaves, rosettes to 5 feet.
Large variegated rosettes with agressive marginal teeth. Mostly solitary until mature.
Water
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 “Boutin Blue”
Blue leaves, wider leaves than the species. 3-4ft. Protect from frost.
Agave attenuata “Kara’s Stripes”
Buttery yellow leaves w/strong green marginal stripes when grown in shade. Protect from frost and hot sun.
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 attenuata “Ray of Light”
Large soft green leaves w/strong white marginal stripes.
Agave attenuata “Variegata”
Wide blue-green recurved leaves with variegation that can be white or yellow, wide striped or narrow. Offsets readily. Keep protected from frost.
Agave bovicornuta
Toothy wide green leaves. Open rosette of wide light green leaves with distinctive red-brown marginal teeth. Medium-sized solitary Agave 3-5ft. across
Agave bracteosa
Large mounds of arching, curving leaves to 12″. Grows on rocky cliffs.
Agave celsii “Multicolor”
2-4ft. rosettes; up-curving green leaves w/cream margin
Agave celsii v. albicans
2-3ft., readily clumping w/rounded grey-blue leaves
Agave chiapensis
Green, toothy rosettes to 30″
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 desmetiana
Green leaves with vigorous points, vase-shaped to 36″h
Agave desmetiana “Variegata”
Green and Cream striped leaves with vigorous points, vase-shaped to 36″h
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 ferdinandi-regis
A. nickelsiae
Large thick green leaves with striking white markings. Aggresive thick black terminal spines. Upright habit, to 18″.
Agave filifera
Dense clumps of stemless rosettes to 24″ w/filiferous margins
Agave franzosinii
Beautiful powdery silver-grey leaves, curving out to 8ft long, strong bend downward. Bloom stalks to 35ft tall. Generally solitary.
Agave funkiana
High altitude species. Clumping rosettes to 3ft. Leaves are dark green, long and narrow, with a light green stipe down the center and white marginal teeth. Needs fast draining soil.
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 3ft medium sized agave with wildly undulating blue leaves in a soft blue shade. Attractive agave for containers. Produces pups at the base.
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.