Agave Species
Agave 'Mediopicta alba' (Agave americana ssp) sunset: 10-30; USDA 8b-12. Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 18°F. Rosettes grows to 2' tall - 4' wide. Compact agave. Infrequent water. Native Mexico.
Agave 'Sharkskin' (Sharkskin agave). Hybrid of Agave scabra and agave ferdinandi-regis. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 20°F. Grows to 2' tall; 3' wide. Origin: Mexico.
Agave americana (Blue Century plant). Sunset: 10-24; USDA 8b-12. Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 15°F. Each rosette in the clump grows to 6' tall - 6' wide. Allow space for growth. Infrequent water. Native to Mexico, naturalized in West USA.
Agave americana varigata. Sunset: 10-30; USDA 8b-12. Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 15°F. Grows to 6' tall - 6' wide. Allow space for growth. Infrequent water. Native to Mexico, naturalized in West USA.
Agave angustifolia 'Marginata' (Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9b-10). Full sun to light shade, heat tolerant. Hardy to 25°F. Grows to 3' tall - 3' wide. Infrequent water. Native to Mexico.
Agave bracteosa (Squid Agave). USDA: 9-12. Full sun to light shade, heat tolerant. Regular water during summer, keep dry winter. Hardy to 18° F. Usually solitary, grows to 18" tall and 18" wide. Origin: Mexico.
Agave colorata (Mescal ceniza). Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 2' tall - 3' wide. Infrequent water. Native to Mexico.
Agave decipiens (False sisal). Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9-10. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 5' tall - 4' wide. Infrequent water. Native to Mexico and Southern FL.
Agave deserti (Sunset: 10-24; USDA: 8-10). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 18°F. Grows to 5' tall - 4' wide. Infrequent water. Native to Arizona, eastern Calif., Mexico.
Agave desmetiana (Smooth agave). 13-24; USDA: 8-10. Semi hardy in Phoenix to 28°F. Full sun to light shade. Grows to 4' tall; 4' wide. Native to Mexico.
Agave desmettiana variegata. Sunset: 13-24; USDA: 8-10. Semi hardy in Phoenix to 28°F. Full sun to light shade. Grows to 4' tall; 4' wide. Native to Mexico.
Agave filifera 'Durango delight'. Compact clone from the Agave filifera. Clustering rosettes, each 12" diameter.
Agave filifera (Thread-leaf) Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 8b-11. Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 17°F. Grows to 2' tall; 2' wide. Infrequent water. Native to Mexico.
Agave geminiflora (Twin flowered agave)
Agave huachucensis (Agave parryi var. huachucensis)
Agave lechuguilla. USDA: 7-10. Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 0°F. Grows to 2' tall; 2' wide. Infrequent water. Native to Texas, Mexico
Agave murpheyi (Sunset: 10-24; USDA: 8-10). Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to 10°F. Grows to 5' tall - 4' wide. Infrequent water. Native to Central Arizona, Mexico.
Agave neomexicana (Mescal agave) USDA: 5-10). Full sun, heat tolerant. Hardy to -20°F. Grows to 20" tall - 30" wide. Infrequent water. Native to Texas, New Mexico, Mexico
Agave polyacantha (Agave uncinata). USDA: 9b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 26°F. Clustering to to 2' tall; 4' wide; Little water. Native to Mexico.
Agave salmiana (Sunset: 13-24; USDA: 9b-10). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 24°F. Clustering to to 6' tall; 10' wide; Little water. Native to Central Mexico.
Agave scabra (USDA: 7-10). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Hardy to 10°F. Grows to 3' tall; 4' wide; Little water. Native to Eastern Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador.
Agave sisalana (Sisal agave). USDA: 9b-11. Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 25°F. Grows to 6' tall; 6' wide. Native to Mexico.
Agave utahensis (USDA: 6-10). Full sun, heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to -10°F. Small clumping rosettes, up to 18" tall.. Origin: Arizona, Utah, Nevada.
Agave victoriae-reginae (Queen Victoria Agave). Sunset: 10-13,15-17,21-30; USDA: 9-12 Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 12°F. Compact, slow growth to 8" tall; 16" wide. Native to Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Agave vilmoriniana (Octopus agave). Sunset: 12-24; USDA: 9-11. Full sun to light shade. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 20°F. Grows to 3'; tall 4' wide. Native to Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Agave weberi (USDA: 8b-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 12°F. Grows to 5'; tall 8' wide. Native to Texas, Mexico.
Agave weberi varigata (USDA: 8b-11). Full sun. Heat tolerant. Little water. Hardy to 12°F. Grows to 5'; tall 8' wide. Native to Texas, Mexico. A nice varigated clone.
