Medio-picta Agave (Agave Americana Medio-picta) Height: 3'. Width: 3'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Slow growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. Another variety of the century plant but quite a bit smaller and slow growing. Its variation is a white strip in the middle of the leaf and very curved rigid leaves that curve back to the center of the plant.Variegated Century (Agave Americana Var.) Height: 4'. Width: 5'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Fast growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. A hybrid of the century plant this a smaller and not so aggressive variety. The agaves variation is yellow stripes covering the leaves edges, also with thorns both on the sides and tip of each leaf.
Century Agave (Agave Americana) Height: 6'. Width: 8'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Fast growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. This large agave is a nice blue with dark thorns both on the tip and sides of the leaves . The century agave is known for cluster with many smaller agaves that may be removed and easily replanted, and probably on of the most common.Fox-tail Agave (Agave Attenuata) Height: 3'. Width: 5'. Moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 35 degrees. Slow to moderate growth rate. Morning sun to shade. A very soft agave with only thorns on the leaf tip. A light green color and with supple leaf. Easily damaged is the transplant process and frost so be careful.
Cows Horn Agave (Agave Bovicornuta) Height: 4'. Width: 4'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Fast growth rate. Partial to morning sun. A beautiful green agave with multi colored thorns from red, orange, and yellow. This agave is known for its identifying bud imprint which are the markings left by the thorns on the back side of the leaf as new ones emerge.
Squid Agave (Agave bracteosa) Height: 2'. Width: 2'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Fast growth rate. Full to partial sun. This agave is great for smaller cactus gardens or in tight spaces. Almost thorn-less having only a weak thorn on the tip of the light green leaf. Gives the beauty of agaves without the danger of heavy thorns.
Colorado Agave (Agave Colorata) Height: 2'. Width: 3'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Moderate growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. A smaller agave that comes in a variety of blueish shades with heavy thorned leaves which leaf good bud imprints on the new leaves. The Colorado agave is also a heavy clumping variety that is generally surrounded by smaller offspring.Agave Desmettiana (Agave desmettiana) Height: 2 1/2'. Width: 2'. Moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 30 degrees. Moderate growth rate. Partial to morning sun. A very upright agave with only a thorn on the tip of2 the leaf. Also comes in a variegated version with yellow on the leaves edge. Be careful damaged easily by full sun and cold.
Fernand's Agave (Agave fernand-regis) Height: 1 1/2'. Width: 2'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Slow growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. This agave is commonly confused with Queen Victoria agave as they look almost identical with small dark green leaves . White striations covering the leaves. The major difference is that Fernand's agave pups and Victoria is a solitary plant.
Agave franzosinii (Agave franzosinii) Height: 6'. Width: 20'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Fast growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. This is a very graceful agave with floppy light blue leaves with dark thorns on both the tip and sides of the leaves. Be careful of it's size give it plenty of room to spread. Looks very similar to the century, but has a cleaner blue color.
Twin Flowering Agave (Agave geminiflora) Height: 3'. Width: 3'. Moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Moderate growth rate. Full to partial shade. Geminflora is a great agave for small gardens, because of its size and its solitary form. The plant is relatively friendly only having spines on the ends of the leaves. Some varieties will have what looks like white hairs and white strips on the leaves which gives it a unique look.
Murphy's Agave (Agave murpheyi) Height: 3'. Width: 2'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Full sun to partial shade. This is on of the most popular agaves because it has a nice gray leaf and few thorns. It has more of an upright form much like ornamental grasses.Huachucensis (Agave parryi huachucensis) Height: 3'. Width: 3'. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow to moderate growth rate. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Full sun to partial shade. A hybrid of the parryi, this agave has more of a green color and seems to grow with wider leaves and more horizontal. Getting a true huachucensis is sometimes hard because of parryi's cultural tendencies.
Agave parryi truncata (No Common Name) (Agave parryi truncata) Height: 3'. Width: 3'. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow to moderate growth rate. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Full sun to partial shade. Truncata is a very desirable agave because of its great blue color and dark thorns at the tip and having only smaller thorns on the sides of the leaf. It is a very hardy agave used in the most extreme weather conditions in Tucson and still preforms well.
Parry's Agave (Agave parryi) Height: 3'. Width: 3'. Low water use. Moderate growth rate. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Full sun to partial shade. Parryi is one of the most hybridized agave in cultivation. The agave pups regularly and cross pollinates with almost any agave blooming near it. Parryi is another agave that has a nice gray color with good bud imprints.
Potato Agave (Agave potatorum) Height: 3'. Width: 4'. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow to moderate growth rate. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Full sun to partial shade. This agave is a very structural agave with arching leaves that are heavily thorned. The leaf color is a blueish green with dark thorns making look very mean but it makes for good bud imprints on new foliage.
Shark Agave (Agave scabra) Height: 3'. Width: 4'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Moderate to fast growth rate. Cold tolerant to 10 degrees. Full sun to partial shade. This is a great agave having dark green leaves with dark thorns. One of the most interesting things about this agave is the leaf structure that curves back toward the center of the plant. Scabra is another agave that leaves a nice bud imprint.
Shin Dagger Agave (Agave schidigera) Height: 1 1/2'. Width: 2'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Slow growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. The name says it all as this agave has very rigid leaves about shin high with thorns only on the leaf end. On the better side, it has nice green leaves . White striations and a very tight rosette.
Blue 'Tequila' Agave (Agave tequilana) Height: 5'. Width: 5'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. An agave not popular enough. This agave has a striking large blue leaf with thorns on the tip and smaller thorns on the sides of the leaf. Reaching heights of 5 feet it draws attention just make sure to give it some room.
Queen Victoria Agave (Agave victoria-reginae) Height: 2'. Width: 2'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 10 degrees. Slow growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. This agave is very slow but worth the wait. The leaves are a dark green . White striations running throughout the entire rigid leaf. Queen Victoria is quickly growing in popularity and is a must in a xeriscape garden.
Octopus Agave (Agave vilmoriniana) Height: 4'. Width: 4'. Moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Fast growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. A widely used variety this agave has arching soft green leaves with a thorn only on the tip and curved leaves. Octopus agave is good choice to quickly establish an area just be wary because this agave flowers quickly.
Weber's Agave (Agave weberi) Height: 4'. Width: 5'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Moderate growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. Weber's agave is another agave with a large blue leaf many times confused with the century agave but weberi has very few thorns on the side of the leaf and one at the end of the leaf.Calibanus hookeri (No Common Name) (Calibanus hookeri) Height: 2'. Width: 2'. low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 17 degrees. Slow growth rate. Full sun to partial shade. This interesting grass-like succulent is very tough to our desert conditions and can give you a grass feel without the water use. It grows in clumps with a fist size bulbous trunk.
Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) Height: 60'. Width: 15'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth rate. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. The most well known Tucson native, one of the most striking cactus in all the world. It's large presence can be a great focal point in a landscape, drawing a wondering eye to this giant, unworldly succulent that is a constant reminder of a desert's beauty. Watch for the push of growth at the very tip of a saguaro spear for what looks like a snow cap. As the cactus grows higher the infant thorns will be white indicating a healthy saguaro. Queen of the Night (Cereus greggi) Height: 8'. Width: 3'. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. White flowers. Partial sun to filter. The native cereus is a jewel in our sometimes unforgiving desert. This plant makes the papers every year because of its perfect white, fragrant flowers that appear only at night and fade by morning light in the summer months. This specific cereus is very much an ugly duckling of its family, being skinny and lacking it's own strength to hold itself up but planted at the foot of a Pa
Monstrosa Cactus (Cereus peruvianus monstrosa) Height: 15'. Width 10'. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow to moderate growth rate. White and pink flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A mutated variety of the Peruvian Apple Cactus, has a more blue color with bent and twisted ribs. A must in any xeriscape garden, the unique appeal of a different look and great color, the monstrosa has the same flower production and sweet smell but a totally different look.Peruvian Apple Cactus (Cereus peruvianus) Height: 20'. Width: 15'. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow to moderate growth rate. White and pink flowers. Full to partial shade. A specimen of cacti that grows in Tucson with little or no care. This plant can put on quite a show in summer when the almost 10 inch flowers opens up at night and gives a sweet fragrant smell. Be careful of its size. The cacti can be easily propagated but be weary it loses some of it character when heavily pruned.
Green Spoon (Dasylirion acrotriche) Height: 6'. Width: 6'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A relative of our native desert spoon this plant is almost identical except for its green leaves. Rose like thorns stretching the length of the leaves pointing both out and into the plant (not something you want to grab). Once established produces a small trunk and can be very much a good accented plant.
Toothless Spoon (Dasylirion longissimum) Height: 10'. Width: 6'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees , moderate to fast growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A very underused plant that grows into a very symmetrical sphere with thin green leaves and no thorns. There are few plants with the grace and soft look that are so easy to care for.
Desert Spoon (Dasylirion wheeleri) 8hWidth: 6'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. Our native desert spoon has made its way down from the mountain and has established itself well into our desert landscape be used everywhere. With a grayish blue leaf and lots of thorns it looks good planted by itself or is a mass planting. Watch out when they are young they are rabbit and javelina food.
Golden Barrel (Echinocactus grusonii) Height: 3'. Width: 3'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth rate. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. One of the most popular barrels in a southwest landscape generally staying low to the ground and clustering which can look spectacular with our bright desert sun shining on the golden spines. The golden barrel is very versatile, it is seen everywhere from container gardening, a cactus garden, even in the airport. A good selection for year round color.
Hedge Hog Cactus (Echinocereus engelmanni) Height: 2'. Width: 3'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth rate. Flower color varies. Full sun to partial shade. A native cacti to the Sonoran desert with a great flower. The hedge hog cactus as a brilliant flower about 3 inches wide with varieties having red, orange, and yellow blooms. The flowers appear in summer and last for 4-6 weeks, giving a landscape a nice bright zesty bit of color in a bland season.
Easterlilly Cactus (Echinopsis multiplex) Height: 1'. Width: 2'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth rate. White and pink flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A nice little small cacti that has a whole lot of heart. The Easterlilly is a collection of baseball sized spheres never reaching much size but put out a 5 or 6 inch flower with a sweet smell in early spring. The cacti is very inconspicuous until it flowers, then immediately draws your attention. Easily propagated by just breaking of one of the spears and giving it to a friend.
Fire Barrel (Ferocactus coloratus, gracilius) Height: 2' Width: 1'. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth. Yellow flowers. Full sun to partial shade. This little cactus is a great choice for smaller cactus gardens or in any landscape. The Fire barrel is popular because of its bright red thorns that can draw an eye from down the street.
Coville Barrel (Ferocactus emoryi) Height: 2'. Width: 1'. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth. Yellow flower. Full sun to partial shade. One of the favorite barrel cactus of staff, the Coville barrel has some of the most symmetrical spine formations of any seen. Another great characteristic is the shape of the ribs.
Devil's Tongue (Ferocactus latispinis) Height: 1\'. Width: 2\'. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Lavender flowers. Full sun to partial shade. This barrel is relatively new to landscapes but should become a stable because of it's size and it's unique flower. Devil's tongue flowers in the winter when most barrel flower near summer. The Devil's tongue gets it name from the much wider thorn that grows in the center of all of the thorn rosettes.
Giant Hesperaloe (Hesperaloe funifera) Height: 5'. Width: 5'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 10 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A great accent plant with a large green leaf . White filaments originating from the leaves edge. Another plant that needs to be used more, the only warning is when young it is rabbit food.
Night Blooming Hesperaloe (Hesperaloe nocturna) Height: 5'. Width: 5'. low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 10 degrees. Moderate to fast growth . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. This hesperaloe gowns in a clump of curved leaves that are grayish green . White filaments. Blooming from the center of the plant the open up at night with a slight smell.
Desert Sun TM (Hesperaloe parviflora 'Desert Sun') Height: 4'. Width: 5'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate with yellow flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A newer variety of the old stand by red yucca. They grow in the exact style except for the yellow flower they are identical. A grass like look with clumps of grayish leaves and a stalk with a yellow flower.
Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) Height: 4'. Width: 5'. low moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate with pink flowers. Full sun to partial shade. One of the most widely used plant is the southwest because of it hardiness. Blooming light pink flowers on stalks emerging from a grass like leave with a grayish color. Just like all of the hesperaloe family watch out when they are young they are rabbit food. Speaking of food red yucca a great hummingbird attractors.
Totem Pole Cactus (Lophocereus schottii 'monstrosa') Height: 15'. Width: 10'. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. Totem pole is a fantastic cactus for the Sonoran desert a completely thornless cactus with unusual branching. Much like it cousin
Senita Cactus (Lophocereus schottii) Height: 15'. Width: 10'. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A nice vertical cactus that has a lime green skin with few thorns except for the new growth tip. The Senita is not a very reliable flowering cactus but is great height with few smaller thorns.
Mammillaria (Mammillaria species) Height: 1'. Width: 1'. Cold tolerant to 30 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth. Red to Pink flowers. Partial sun. The whole mammillaria catus family are interesting little cactus that have many shapes and colors. Generally they all flower red or pink but thorns vary from yellow, white and brown. Sometimes referred to as an owl eye, mammillaria are great for using underneath trees or larger cactus.
Myrtle Cactus (Myrtillocactus geometrizans) Height: 10'. Width: 5'. Cold tolerant to 30 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth. Partial sun. This cactus is a very unusual cactus having a bluish color with dark thorns. Generally shorter and more compact than other upright cactus, it is really distinguished by a florescent blue sphere that appears between the thorns. For those looking for something different, this is a great specimen to try.
Ponytail Palm (Nolina 'Beacarnia' recurvata) Height: 15'. Width 8'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 30 degrees. Moderate to slow growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to reflected sun. A popular generational plant that can be used a potted patio and houseplant. It is possible to plant them outside in Tucson, but it must be in a frost free area or a protected micro-climate. Only word of caution would be to make sure you don't over water use this plant it needs very little to almost nothing in the winter time.
Sonoran Bear Grass (Nolina matapensis) Height: 6'. Width: 5'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. This plant is great for the desert because of its light green leaf and tolerance for full sun and Low water use. The leaves are graceful and flexible giving a soft look to sometimes harsh deserts. Be careful though it still has small teeth like thorns running the length of the leaf that are very sharp.
Bear Grass (Nolina microcarpa) Height: 6'. Width: 6'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to -15 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. An underused plant that preforms very well in Tucson growing quickly to instantly give you a weeping grass look. Can produce a trunk when established allowing some shaping, but pruning half a leaf will always lose the plants ability to look as graceful as it does.Blue Nolina (Nolina nelsoni) Height: 8'. Width: 6'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 10 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. Similar to bear grass except the leaves are blue in color and much wider. Blue nolina is a good substitute for an agave because it is softer in appearance and thorns. Once established can be quite an eye catcher.
Notocactus lenyghausii (No Common Name) (Notocactus lenyghausii) Height: 2' Width: 2'. Cold tolerant to 30 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Yellow flowers. Full sun to partial shade. The notocactus is a great clumping catus with softer golden thorns similar to the golden barrel. When the pale yellow flowers open, they makes a good contrast over the golden thorns. Relatively new to cactus industry in the Sonoran desert, but worth trying.
Beavertail Prickly Pear (Opuntia basilaris) Height: 4'. Width: 3'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Red to orange flowers. Full sun to partial shade. Beavertail is a wonderful prickly pear because it is generally shorter and has an exciting, bright flower. The spines are small, but don't forget they are still there.
Indian Fig Prickly Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica) eight: 15'. Width: 10'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Yellow flowers. Full sun to partial shade. Although the Indian fig is a large prickly pear one of its most greatest assets is that the cacti is completely thornless. An advantage to it height is the Indian Fig makes a good a screen or hedge that takes almost no care except maybe some water in those dry months.
Dinner Plate Prickly Pear (Opuntia robusta) eight: 8'. Width: 5'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Yellow flowers. Full sun to partial shade. One of my favorite prickly pears, the Dinner plate is freckled with thorns not to many though but it most unique characteristic would be the size of the pads. Some pads can reach 2 feet in diameter and 3-4 inches thick.
Santa Rita Prickly Pear (Opuntia violecea) Height: 5'. Width: 5'. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Yellow flowers. Full sun to partial shade. The Santa Rita P.P has to recently be one of the most popular of its whole family. The plant has that great purple coloring on its pads, but be careful it is heavily thorned. Some of the native Santa Ritas around town stay purple where as others turn purple because of the cold.
Mexican Fence Post (Stenocereus marginata) Height: 20'. Width: 10'. Cold tolerant to 25 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. The Mexican Fence Post is a great vertical cacti that has a few, small white thorns following the plants ribs, and has a very upright growth pattern. The contrast of the white thorns on a rich green skin makes the Fence Post stand out when planted near other cereus or a cactus garden.
Organ Pipe Cactus (Stenocereus thurberi) Height: 15'. Width: 10'. Cold tolerant to 30 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Full sun to partial shade. Organ Pipe Cactus is a underused specimen plant, with tall branching arms and a wonderful structure. The name says it all, a mature plant has several arms growing straight up with no lateral branching. All the arms of the Organ Pipe originate from the base giving it look of its own.
Tricocereus species (No Common Name) (Tricocereus species) Height: 4'. Width: 6'. Cold tolerant to 20 degrees. Low water use. Evergreen. Flower color depends on variety. Half day sun or partial shade. Tricocereus is becoming a very popular variety of cacti because of it's incredible flowers. Some varieties bloom 4 or 5 times in a summer in a rainbow of colors and have flowers as big as a 8 inches. The Tricocereus is still a cereus so the color can only be enjoyed at night but it is definitely worth it.
Spanish Dagger (Yucca aloifolia) Height: 8'. Width: 6'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Moderate growth rate . White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. At Silverbell we call it 'ouch-afolia' one of the most rigid and sharp of all the yuccas. Never the less it is a wonderful, low-branching yucca that will have a purple tinge in colder areas. Generally won't bloom until established.
Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata) Height: 6'. Width: 6'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to -20 degrees. Slow to moderate growth rate. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. An under used yucca with rigid grayish leaves that curve to the ground. General clumping but sometimes producing a small trunk to give you some height.
Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) Height: 20'. Width: 20'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to -10 degrees. Very slow growth rate. White flowers. Full sun. One of the most recognized yuccas in cultivation thanks to U2. This large yucca can grow to be very old and have many branches, making it stand out in even the barest deserts. Joshua trees have thin green leaves at the top of the branches and generally quite a bit of dead older leaves. Leave those on there they help insulate and protect from bugs. Very important piece of information they are very hard to transplant so if you buy a large one take the time to care for it properly, you know how much they cost.
Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata) Height: 10'. Width: 6'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to -10 degrees. Very slow growth rate. White flowers. Full sun. This is one of our native yuccas similar to the joshua tree but their leaves are not nearly as rigid and twice as long. Soaptree also has almost a gray leave with not so sharp of a tip. That and they transplant much better than most large yuccas.
Spanish Bayonet (Yucca gloriosa) Height: 10'. Width: 6'. moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 22 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate. White flowers. Prefers afternoon/evening shade. This yucca is more of a tropical yucca with large green soft leaves and not nearly as sun or cold tolerant. It certainly has its place in Tucson but looks better in greener gardens and maybe near a water use feature.Pendulous Yucca (Yucca recurvifolia) Height: 6'. Width: 4'. Low to moderate water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 15 degrees. Moderate to fast growth rate. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A great smaller yucca with wider, less rigid leaves that drape down giving a portrait rosette. The grayish leaves do have a thorn at the tip, but its not that sharp and since the leaf isn't very rigid, it gives you a chance if you brush against the plant. One of the most exciting things about this yucca is that it gives you that great yucca flower in relatively young plants.
Blue Yucca (Yucca rigida) Height: 10\'. Width: 6\'. Low water use. Evergreen. Cold tolerant to 10 degrees. Slow growth rate. White flowers. Full sun partial shade. Certainly one of the most attractive yuccas with its clear blue leaf and vertical growth. Generally a branching variety at maturity can be very striking with multiple heads. The leaf is very rigid and even seems to point down sometimes growing in almost a perfect sphere. Blue yucca also transplants easily so don't be afraid to buy a more mature one.Beaked Yucca (Yucca rostrada) Height: 25'. Width: 10'. Low water use. Evergreen. Slow growth rate. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. A great yucca for any landscaping looking for some vertical foliage. One of the most use characteristics of this plant is it looks similar to a Joshua tree but grows quicker and is easier to transplant at an older age. It's ability to take more water use allows it to root a lot easier.
Twisted Yucca (Yucca rupicola) Height:4'. Width: 4'. Cold tolerant to 0 degrees. Low water use . Evergreen. Slow to moderate growth rate. White flowers. Full sun to partial shade. This yucca has more of a tropical feel with it's bright green leaf. It is smaller than most yucca so it will fit well in a xeriscape garden or in tighter spaces where a rosette look is desired, without real sharp leaves.
Agave ocahui (No Common Name) Agave ocahui Height: 2\'. Width: 3\'. Low water use. Slow growth rate. Evergreen.
