There are several hundreds of species of Agave. For centuries, Native Americans cultivated Agaves for many purposes. Later, they found popularity in many Mediterranean gardens in Europe. Agaves are succulent rosettes, often clumping, occasionally on short trunks. It takes many years for Agaves to bloom and at that time the blooming rosette uses all its energy to produce the giant towering bloom. When it has finished blooming, in almost all the species, the rosette dries out. Agaves generally have a sharp spine at the end of their leaves so planting them near paths is usually not a good idea. Some species produce a large quantity of new plants on the flower stem which can be detached and planted. The 19 Agave species that we have available at Cactus Joe's Blue Diamond Nursery are listed below. The photos are of plants that we currently carry in the nursery. Please email or call us (702) 875-1968 if you see a plant and want to know if we might have other sizes available other than what we have listed on line.
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.jpg "Agave \"Macho-Mocha\" Mangave")
.jpg "Agave Alba Medio Picta")
.jpg "Agave Durango Delight")
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.jpg "Agave Sharkskin")
.jpg "Agave stricta")
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.jpg "Octopus Agave")
.jpg "Parry's Agave")
.jpg "Queen Victoria Agave")
.jpg "Twin Flowering Agave")
