Agave

Agaves

(From Our Private Collection of Cacti and Succulents)

Agaves are fascinating plants, most of them majestic in size and in looks. They come from the American continent where they are seen growing in all types of climatic conditions, usually in harsh climatic conditions.

Because of their extreme drought tolerance, they are ideal plants for our gardens. Not only they require little water and almost no care at all, they are impressive both in pots and in the ground. They are often used as accent plants and multiple plantings create a unique point in the garden.

What is very interesting with most agaves is that they only flower once in their lifetime. After they flower they will die usually leaving behind thousands of seeds or young plants (bulbils). Most agaves tend to offset repeatedly during their lifetime.

Our collection consists of quite a few plants, the ones you see on these pages and it is growing continuously with the addition of new plants which we either buy or grow from seed.


Agave americana variegata mediopicta	Agave angustifolia var. marginata A young plant grown from seed	Agave attenuata (foxtail agave)	Agave celsii	Agave celsii

A relatively small plant with a 3 meter flower stalk	Agave lechuguilla	Agave macroacantha	Agave potatorum cv. SHOJI-RAIJIN (Thank you George)

Agave tequilana variegata	Agave victoria reginae	Furcraea foetida medio-picta	Furcraea selloa marginata	Agave desmettiana variegata

Agave desmettiana	Agave sisalana	Agave tequilana variegata	Agave stricta	Agave americana medio picta aurea

Agave americana protoamericana	Agave angustiarum	Agave cantala	Agave chiapensis	Agave cocui

Agave decipiens	Agave delamateri	Agave ensifera	Agave flexispina	Agave franzosinii

Agave funkiana (blue form)	Agave gentryi	Agave ghiesbreghtii	Agave guadalajarana	Agave guiengola

Agave havardiana	Agave impressa	Agave kerchovei	Agave lophantha	Agave mapisaga var. mapisaga

Agave marmorata	Agave montana	Agave ornithobroma	Agave oroensis	Agave ovatifolia