Agave & Succulents
Agave weberi 'Arizona Star'
Agave attenuata
Agave montana 'Baccarat'
Agave 'Calamar'
'NEW! This sport of Agave weberi found by Tony Avent at Arizona's Mountain States Nursery features wide blue-green leaves surrounded by a dramatic yellow margin. Ultimate size at maturity is unknown, but weberi may reach 4 feet tall by 7 feet wide. Hardy in zones 8b to 10. NEW! (Foxtail Agave) This agave native to the mountains of Central Mexico is widely cultivated in Southern California. The tropical-looking plant with wide, succulent green leaves can form 5 foot clump over time. For light shade to partial sun in good soil with adequate water. Frost tender, hardy in Zone 10 and 11. NEW! This stunning selection of Agave montana was made on a 1997 Yucca Do trip to Nuevo Leon Province in Mexico. Baccarat features a 3' x 2' clump of broad, blue-green leaves with a beautiful silver bud imprint on the back of the leaf, reminiscent of the crystal. For full sun in well-drained soil. Hardy in Zone 7b to 9. NEW! This selection of the "squid" agave native to the cliffs of northeastern Mexico has spine-less medium-green leaves that arch upright before recurving at the leaf tip. This individual selected by Pat McNeil of McNeil Growers is slower to offset, making it a more suitable landscape plant. For full sun to light shade (in low dessert areas) in zones 7b to 10. It makes a clump 6 to 8 inches tall by 2 ft. wide. The name "Calamar" for squid in Spanish.
Agave 'Cornelius'
Agave 'Cream Spike'
Agave 'Green Goblet'
Agave gentryi 'Jaws'
NEW! The spectacular wide yellow margins of 'Cornelius' gives this agave its "wow" factor. Passed around in the California collector's market for a number of years as 'Quasimodo', 'Incurva Marginata' and 'Marginata Aurea Monstrosa'; this plant forms an 18" tall x 2.5 ft. wide clump of thick wavy blue-green leaves margined by a 2 inch wide yellow edge at maturity. For full sun in well-drained soils in zones 9 and 10, or for use as a specimen plant in containers. NEW! This spectacular agave displays blue-green leaves surrounded by a dramatic creamy-white margin. The thick leaves comprising the 12 inch clump feature maroon-black leaf tips and teeth along the margins when mature. Leaf impressions from the reverse side of unfurling leaves reminiscent of fossils are evident on fully expanded leaves. For full sun in well-drained soils in zone 7b (guessing ) to 9, or fantastic as a potted specimen. Agave 'Green Goblet' is a Yucca Do selection of A. salmina var. ferox discovered near the Mexican Sierra Chiquita Mountains. The thick, dark green leaves (typically gray-green in the species) comprise a beautiful, architectual clump to 4 feet tall by 3 feet wide. For full sun in well-drained soils in Zone 7b to 9, elsewhere as a potted plant. This wonderful new Agave was selected by Yucca Do Nursery in the Nuevo Leon Province of Northern Mexico. The name reflects the shape of the glossy dark green leaves which are concave and heavily "toothed". Over time 'Jaws' will form a clump 2 feet tall by 4 feet wide. For well-drained areas in full sun in Zones 7b to 10. Great as a pot plant in colder zones.
Agave guingola
Agave attenuata 'Kara's Stripes' PPAF
Agave 'Kissho Kan'
Agave victoriae-regina 'Porcupine'
NEW! The open, spreading leaves of Agave guingola give the plant a distinct, architectural appearance. The blue-gray leaves are boat-shaped and are margined with very small brown teeth. One of the few agaves that can tolerate some shade. Grows to 3 feet tall by 4 feet wide at maturity. Hardy in zones 9 and 10. NEW! This exciting new center-variegated agave is a new Plant Haven release. 'Kara's Stripes' features wide yellow leaves edged with a green margin. Light shade to partial sun in container culture or landscape use in zones 10 and 11. NEW! This fantastic agave is a Japanese selection featuring blue-gray leaves with beautiful creamy-white edges. The terminal spines emerge a light brown color, changing to burgundy-brown with maturity. 'Kissho Kan' translates to "happy or lucky crown". Hardiness is unknown, but would make an excellent container specimen. To 12 inches at maturity. Zones 10b to 11. NEW! This clonal selection of Agave victoriae-regina from Yucca Do Nursery features very thick compact green leaves with white leaf edges. Carl best sums up the species by saying "an incredible plant. When first glimpsed it does not look real, but like an artichoke carved out of green stone!" Cold hardy in zones 8 to 10. Great for container culture elsewhere.
Agave 'Mr. Ripples'
Agave celsii 'Multicolor'
Agave parryi ssp huachuensis
Agave paryi truncata
This fantastic Mexican Agave is a selection made by Wade Roitsch of Yucca Do Nursery. It features amazingly wide, blue-green undulating leaves that forms an upright clump 5 feet x 5 feet. Great for the southern U.S. or as an architectural pot plant. Zone 8 to 10. NEW! This sport of Agave celsii features compact rosettes of thick, gray-green leaves margined by a wide creamy border. The parent species is native to cloud forests of North Central Mexico. Hardy in zones 9 and 10, elsewhere as a container plant. NEW! This agave forms a very attractive rosette of glaucous blue-gray wedge-shaped leaves. A prime candidate for pot culture. It naturally occurs in the Huachuca Mountains 5000 to 8000 ft. elevation on the Arizona-Mexican border. Grows to 2 feet wide at maturity. Hardy outdoors in zones 7 to 9.
NEW! The wide blue-gray leaves of Agave paryi truncata form a formal, symetrical rosette. Each rounded leaf terminates with a dark, pointed spike. Native to Durango, Mexico, it is adaptable to full sun and well-drained soils in zones 6 to 9a. A classic and favorite among agave collectors. To 18" x 18" with maturity.
Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes'
Agave desmettiana 'Variegata'
Agave toumeana
Agave x leopoldii
NEW! This naturally occuring Mexican hybrid between Agave ferdinand-regis and Agave scabra is a Yucca-Do introduction originating from the Ruth Bancroft Garden in Walnut Creek, California. The thick, olive-green leaves form and upright clump to 3-ft tall by 3-ft. wide at maturity. With its architectual form and rugged beauty it is an excellent choice for specimen use in the landscape, or as a container plant in colder zones. Not a fast grower, its growth rate is "agonizingly-slow". Hardy in zone 7b to 10. NEW! This upright agave features rubbery green leaves surrounded by a creamy-yellow margin. With its rapid growth rate, graceful and architectural form it is especially suited for pot culture. Matures at around 3 ft. for full sun and in well-drained soil in zones 9 and above. NEW! Agave toumeyana, native to central Arizona, features thick, upright gray-green leaves with unraveling filifers along the leaf margins when mature. Because of its smaller size (12" x 12") it is suitable for rock gardens, for the front of the border, or easily added to a container garden. For full sin in well-drained soils in non-humid zones 7b to 10. NEW! This hybrid between two closely related agaves (filifera and schidigera) displays upright narrow, ridged leaves with cascading filifers along the margins. Of a compact nature, the 6 to 12 inch clumps are hardy in zones 9 to 11, or suitable for pot culture.
Aloe polyphylla
Manfreda 'Macha Mocha'
NEW! This stunning aloe from the mountains of South Africa features light green leaves arranged in a spiral; like deli meats and cheese on a party tray. Partial sun to light shade in very well-drained soil, and is hardy in Zone 7b to 9. Otherwise makes a fantastic pot plant. Grows to 12" tall at maturity. This bigeneric hybrid between Manfreda variegata and Agave celsii was raised and named by well-known plant explorer Carl Schoenfeld of Yucca Do Nursery. Manfreda 'Macha Mocha' features thick, rubbery green leaves which are covered in red spots when grown in high light exposures. The 3 ft. clump of foliage is topped by 8 ft. flower spikes in late spring. For full sun, well- drained soils. Hardy in Zones 8 and 9.