Agave Varieties Archives

Agave stricta is an evergreen succulent plant native to Puebla and Oaxaca in Southern Mexico. The name agave stricta (a-GAH-vee STRIK-tuh) translates into [noble, handsome] [Erect, upright]. Stricta belongs to

Agave attenuata is an unusual succulent belonging to the Agave plant genus and the Asparagaceae family of plants. It’s native to central Mexico in the state of Jalisco where it produces long, curved

Agave Colorata (a-gaw-vee Kol-oh-ray-tuh), also known as Ash Agave or Mescal Ceniza. This Agave plant is a small, shrublike broadleaf evergreen perennial in the Asparagaceae family. This rosette-forming succulent agave

Agave filifera (a-GAH-vee fil-LIF-er-uh) is a clump-forming member of the family Asparagaceae (a-SPARE-uh-gay-see-eye). Hailing from central Mexico, this perennial succulent is very similar Agave schidigera (a-GAH-vee ski-DEE-ger-ruh. You can tell

Agave angustifolia [a-GAH-vee angustifolia] is a member of the Agavaceae family and is native to Costa Rica, Central America, and Mexico (Sonora). This evergreen succulent plant is a monocarpic perennial. You

The artichoke agave, Agave Parryi is a herbaceous evergreen perennial succulent and a member of the family Asparagaceae along with many other agave plant varieties. It hails from Northern Mexico,

Agave Blue Glow is a relatively small-sized, slow-growing succulent plant developed at Rancho Soledad Nurseries of Rancho Santa Fe, California, by horticulturalist Kelly Griffin. The plant is a cross between

Agave Desmettiana (a-GAH-vee de-smet-ee-AY-na), the smooth Agave, is a succulent shrub member of the Agave plant family. Agaves were previously classified as part of the Agavaceae family. The family has

Agave geminiflora is a somewhat rare agave plant species that hails from a very limited area north of Ocotillo, Mexico, in the Mexican state of Nayarit. This interesting dwarf agave species

In the world of succulents, agave ovatifolia (a-GAH-vee, oh-vay-tih-FOH-lee-a) is an evergreen plant identified by its rounded rosette of slightly cupped, broad, gray to powdery-blue leaves.  This beautiful Agave plant

Agave salmiana (a-GAH-vee, salm-ee-AH-na) is an evergreen succulent, belonging to the Agavaceae or Asparagaceae family and the Agavoideae subfamily.  This fleshy Agave plant species is native to North America, central

The Agave Tequilana, also known as tequila cactus, Blue Agave plant, or Tequila agave (Agave tequilana), is a large succulent plant that grows with vibrant yellow flowers and spiky fleshy

Agave Montana [a-GAH-vee, MON-tah-nuh] is an evergreen perennial succulent from the Agave plant family Asparagaceae and native to northeastern Mexico. The plant is called Montana (the Spanish word for mountains)

Agave titanota [a-GAH-vee, ty-tan-OH-tuh] is an extremely drought-tolerant native of Rancho Tambor, Oaxaca, Mexico, and a perennial member of the Agavaceae family (Agave plants). You may hear this plant by

Agave Bracteosa (a-GAH-vee brak-tee-OH-suh) is a perennial succulent plant that originates in Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountain ranges and commonly found growing on rocky slopes and limestone cliffs. This heat and

Agave Lophantha [A-GAH-vee Low-FAN-tha] is an evergreen succulent belonging to the Asparagaceae family (formerly Agavaceae).  It’s mistaken at times an aloe plant or cacti, but the Agave genus has unique

The Agave Macroacantha [a-GAH-vee, mak-roh-uh-KAN-tha] has a common name of Large-Thorned Agave or Black-Spined Agave. It is a species of the succulent Agave plant family popular plant in pots and

Agave Americana [a-GAH-vee, a-mer-ih-KAH-na] belongs to the Agave plant genus of succulent plants. It’s a species of flowering plants in the Asparagaceae (Agavaceae) family, native to Mexico, and the United

Agave potatorum [a-GAH-vee, poh-tuh-TOR-um] is a perennial succulent belonging to the family Asparagaceae (Century Plant). This plant hails from Mexico in the semi-arid highlands found between Puebla and Oaxaca. You

Agave vilmoriniana (a-GAH-vee vil-mor-in-ee-AY-nuh) is a succulent evergreen perennial agave plant native to Mexico. This succulent is a member of the Asparagaceae family. It is also known as Agave mayoensis. Most

Agave Victoriae Reginae (a-GAH-vee vik-TOR-ee-ay ree-JIN-ay-ee) is a succulent agave species belonging to the Agavaceae (Asparagaceae) family. This Mexican native can be found growing naturally in various locations throughout the