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Desert rose: complete guide
Adenium obesum
Desert rose (Adenium obesum) is an exotic, drought-tolerant plant with striking pink and red flowers and thick, fleshy stems. Learn care and cultivation methods.
CrassulaceaeAeonium arboreum: complete guide
Aeonium arboreum
Learn all about tree aeonium. Cultivation advice for successful growing, maintenance tips and suitable for pots and dry borders. Subtropical accent.
CrassulaceaeAeonium Haworthii: complete guide
Aeonium haworthii
The Haworth's aeonium is a beautiful succulent from the Canary Islands. Learn how to grow, care for, and propagate this rosette-forming cactus for years of green beauty at home.
Rough Agave: complete guide
Agave asperrima
Agave asperrima is a frost-hardy succulent from Texas and Mexico with compact, gray foliage. Ideal for dry gardens and difficult locations. Minimal maintenance required.
Elephant's trunk: complete guide
Agave attenuata
Discover Elephant's trunk (Agave attenuata), an exotic succulent with a characteristic curved stem. Learn everything about cultivation, care, and overwintering.
AsparagaceaeFalse sisal: complete guide
Agave decipiens
Discover how to grow and care for Agave decipiens (false sisal). Practical tips for this succulent in temperate and warm climates.
Desert agave: complete guide
Agave deserti
Discover the Desert agave (Agave deserti), an architectural succulent from California with blue-green foliage and extreme drought tolerance. Ideal for water-wise gardens.
Agave guiengola: complete guide
Agave guiengola Gentry
Discover Agave guiengola, the silvery agave. Growing tips, ideal location, soil requirements, watering schedule and winter hardiness for this Mexican succulent in your garden.
Havard Agave: complete guide
Agave havardiana
Agave havardiana is a frost-hardy succulent with blue foliage. Extremely robust and hardy to -20°C. Ideal for dry European gardens with cold winters.
Agave lechuguilla: complete guide
Agave lechuguilla
Discover the Agave lechuguilla, a robust succulent from northern Mexico with distinctive white-edged leaves. This low-maintenance plant thrives in xeriscape and drought-tolerant garden designs.
Palmer agave: complete guide
Agave palmeri
Discover the Palmer agave (Agave palmeri), a robust desert succulent from Arizona with blue-green foliage and spectacular fast growth. Perfect for hot, dry regions.
Agave parviflora: complete guide
Agave parviflora
Discover the small-flower century plant - a robust succulent for dry, sunny gardens. Learn all about care, cultivation, and maintenance of this Arizona native.
Agave potatorum: complete guide
Agave potatorum
Explore Agave potatorum, a striking succulent from Mexico's arid highlands featuring distinctive blue-grey leaves. Learn propagation, care requirements, and design ideas for this low-maintenance drought plant.
Pulque agave: complete guide
Agave salmiana
Discover Agave salmiana, an impressive succulent with massive blue-gray leaves. Care guide for drought-tolerant gardens.
Schott's Century Plant: complete guide
Agave schottii
Agave schottii is a small, frost-hardy agave from Arizona and Sonora with compact hairy foliage. Excellent for small gardens and rock gardens. Low maintenance xeriscaping.
Hedgehog agave: complete guide
Agave stricta
Agave stricta, commonly called the Hedgehog agave or Bottle plant, is an elegant succulent from Mexico. Learn cultivation, care, watering, and how to use this unique plant in your garden.
AsparagaceaeTequila agave: complete guide
Agave tequilana
Agave tequilana, known as the Tequila agave, is an impressive succulent from Mexico. Learn how to grow, care, and integrate this historic plant into your garden.
McKelvey agave: complete guide
Agave univittata
Discover the McKelvey agave (Agave univittata), an elegant succulent with delicate silver stripes on blue leaves. A refined addition to dry gardens.
Utah agave: complete guide
Agave utahensis
Agave utahensis, known as the Utah agave, is a compact succulent from the American Southwest. Learn how to grow, care, and integrate this hardy plant into your dry garden.
AsparagaceaeAgave vilmoriniana: complete guide
Agave vilmoriniana
Discover the Octopus Plant, a spectacular agave with gracefully weeping leaves. Perfect for dry gardens and xeriscaping.
Garden sisal: complete guide
Agave vivipara
Agave vivipara, known as Garden sisal or Century plant, is a medium succulent from the Caribbean islands. Learn cultivation, care, and how to grow this tropical specimen plant.
Agave xylonacantha: complete guide
Agave xylonacantha Salm-Dyck
Learn about Agave xylonacantha, the shark-toothed agave. Growing tips, ideal conditions, soil requirements, watering and winter hardiness for this robust Mexican succulent.
Aloe africana: complete guide
Aloe africana Mill.
South African aloe with thick greyish-blue leaves and orange tubular flowers. Hardy to -12 degrees C, perfect for xeric gardens and arid landscapes.
AsphodelaceaeAloe bakeri: complete guide
Aloe bakeri
Discover Aloe bakeri, a rare Madagascar succulent. Complete care guide, cultivation tips, and conservation notes for this extinct-in-wild species.