Agave attenuata
Large Succulent Agave
These mostly large-sized perennials grow in a rosette of succulent, spiny, sharply pointed leaves, from which tequila is made. Rope, food, soap and other products are also made from the fibers and pulp.
Agave vilmoriniana, sometimes misspelled vilmoriana, and popularly known as Octopus agave, is a species of agave known for its untoothed arching and twisting leaves.
Agave americana (L.)
Nombres relacionados: Acíbara (castellano), Agaváceas (familia), Alzabara (castellano), Amarilidáceas (familia), American aloe (inglés), American century plant (inglés), Century plant (inglés), Henequén (castellano), ...
Agave attenuata
This Agave attenuata grouping provides a dramatic accent to a variegated licorice plant (Helichrysum petiolare) atop a stacked ledgestone wall.
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Agave montana (Mountain Agave)
130 (200)cm ø, Mountain Agave is called the queen of winter hardy century plants and was only discovered some 10 years ago and is still a rarity in cultivation.
Agave
Family: Agavaceae.
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Agave
Tropical-looking succulent plants of the Amaryllis order; of slight value for England. The common kind, A. americana, and its variegated varieties, are useful for placing out of doors in summer in vases plunged in the ground.
Agave americana (American aloe, Century plant)
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Agave desmettiana
'Variegata'
Dwarf Variegated Agave
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This is Agave is one of our new favorite plants, great color and great shape all into one, plus low maintenance, what more could you ask for?
Agave angustifolia 'Marginata', or Variegated Caribbean Agave, is a small beautiful Agave with stiff short, sword shape leaves with cream colored margins.
Agave 'Cornelius' (Perennial Century Plant)
I acquired this plant from the UC Botanic Garden at Berkeley after drooling so much they threatened to cart me away. This is a small 18" tall x 2.
Agave attenuata, or Soft-leaved Agave, is a native of Mexico. Although an attractive plant of manageable height, it is frequently overlooked for pot culture. The 2-foot (60 cm) leaves are soft green or gray green and somewhat translucent.
Agave geminiflora
Scientific Name: Agave geminiflora (Tagl.) Ker-Gawl
Synonym: Dracaena boscii, Bonapartea juncea, Littaea geminiflora, Yucca boscii, Agave angustissima, Bonapartea flagelliformis
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Agave parryi huachucensis
Parry's agave
Agavaceae Family
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Agave utahensis
( Utah Agave )
Small fleshy succulent forms a rosette of spiky grayish-green leaves. Wavy margins are indented with hooked spines. In the summer it bears a 5 foot spike of yellow, bell-shaped flowers.
Agave nectar is often touted as being superior in healthiness compared with sugar and other sweeteners, but in reality, the substance is as processed as corn syrup. Nonetheless, it is a great-tasting…
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Agave species
Cacti and Succulents
Easy from seed grown at 55-60F/13-15C or up, surface sown; provide a winter temperature of 40F/5C or more and very good light at all times. Water sparingly in winter.
AGAVE CACTUS (Leuchtenbergia principis) - A true Cactus, but showing features of the Agaves. Bearing striking, yellow flowers, it is a greenhouse plant requiring the same treatment as the Echinocactus.
Agave parryi var. parryi
also known as Agave neomexicana, Agave patonii - Parryi century plant
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Agave parryi is native to southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico as well as Durango and Chihuahua, Mexico.
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#576 Agave americana
Common Names: agave, century plant, maguey, American aloe
Family: Agavaceae (agave Family)
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Agave Subfamily
Agave palmerii. Palmer's Agave. Near Portal, Arizona.
Dasylirion wheeleri. Sotol. Near Portal, Arizona.
Agave sp.
Family: Agavaceae / Amaryllidaceae
Agave
Origin: Mexico
Agaves are rosette plants that live for many several years before flowering. Each rosette will flower only once, then die.
Agave species
The thick blue-green succulent leaves are held in a tight rosette. This is a very dwarf species spreading by suckers and eventually creating a dense mass of these miniature century plants.
Light: Good indirect light.
Agave ferdinandi-regis produces a rosette of very hard leaves, along the edges of which are narrow white lines. At the tip of each leaf are two or three small spines. It does not grow very large and can be kept for a long time in the house.
The sap of agaves has long been used in Central America as a binding agent for various powders used as poultices on wounds[254]. The sap can also be taken internally in the treatment of diarrhoea, dysentery etc[254].
AGAVACEAE (Agave family)
A remarkable old yucca stands north of the Cantor Center, with a great swollen base, and a substantial trunk towering up to 20 feet or more to a branching crown, which is pretty impressive considering it is just a lily.
Although the Agave is not employed medicinally, the leaves have been used in Jamaica as a substitute for soap, the expressed juice (a gallon of the juice yields about 1 lb. of the soft extract), dried in the sun, being made into balls with wood ash.
Century plant (Agave americana), a tough succulent with thick, linear, wickedly spined leaves forming a huge rosette, is usually blue-green, but most ornamental varieties have yellow or cream stripes as well.
Century Plant (Agave spp). Native to tropical America, introduced to Bermuda from Mexico. Popular throughout Bermuda in gardens, on the roadside and in hotel properties. Many types grow here, including Agave americana, A. attenuata and A.
hemp-plant; sisal hemp Agave sisalana
henbit Lamium amplexicaule
Henry's crabgrass Digitaria ciliaris
herb Robert, red robin Geranium robertianum
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Agave parryi - Hardy Century Plant
Andropogon spp. - Bluestem Grass
Anthemis tinctoria - Golden Marguerite
Artemisia spp. - Wormwood
Asclepias tuberosa - Butterfly Weed
Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster
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It is an agave relative that's native to Mexico. The plants love heat. Flowers are white, tubular and set along 3-foot spikes. Varying with your climate and planting time, expect flowers from July until frost.
Yucca is a plant in the agave family that has stiff, sword-like leaves and clusters of white or purplish waxy flowers. This succulent plant is pollinated by the yucca moth. The Joshua tree (Y. brevifolia) is a type of yucca.
Botanist have moved this plant around in classification from the Amaryllidacae family to the Agave family and it has been placed in several genera including Polianthes, Allibertia and Agave.
Yuccas belong to the agave family and are mostly found in the desert southwest from California to Texas.
The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) is a perennial plant of the agave family Agavaceae, extracts of which are used as a top note in perfumery. The common name derives from the Latin tuberosa, meaning swollen or tuberous in reference to its root system.
Yucca baccata (Broad Leaf Yucca, Banana Yucca)
Agavaceae (Agave Family)
Semi-desert, foothills. Woodlands, canyons, openings. Spring, summer.
Hovenweep Canyon, June 1, 2007 and Canyons of the Ancients National Monument, May 19, 2010.
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Examples include palms, eucalypts, bananas, agaves, cordylines, oleanders, and acacias. Choosing the right species, and siting them carefully, can make a Seattle garden look like it belongs to an owner longing for San Diego.
Saxifraga, sedum and sempervivum are excellent for green roof and vertical modular wall planting. Additionally, agave, dwarf conifers, cordylines, Phormium (New Zealand flax) and ornamental grasses can provide a central focus for beds and containers.
Summer isn't quite as hot as most of the Sonoran desert because of the cooling effect of the Pacific Ocean. Moisture from fog and dew allow epiphytes to grow on the desert plants. Many different types of agaves and yuccas grow in this region.
 See also: Green, May, Lily, Yucca, Century plant
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