Agave parryi var. neomexicana, "New Mexico Century Plant", 20"H x 24"W, Eddy Co,, NM, 5500 feet
Description: A smaller, more compact form of parryi with green gray leaves.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 7-12 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z6b-9b
Sun Exposure: Full to part.. Provide some afternoon shade at lower elevations.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam.
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1 offer: 4-6 inch rosette, shipped bare root for $25.00 each.
Agave toumeyana ssp. bella, "Toumey's Century Plant", 12"H x 60"W, Gila Co., AZ, 4200 feet
Description: Thin yellow-green leaves on small rosettes margined with curly white hairs form dense clumps.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 5-7 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z7a-10a
Sun Exposure: Full to part. Provide some shade at lower elevations.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam.
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1 offer: 4-6 inch rosette, shipped bare root for $25.00 each.
Hesperaloe parviflora, "Texas Red Yucca", 30"H x 72"W, ex. cultivation, origin USA, Edwards Plateau, Texas
Description: Rosettes of long smooth leaves form large clumps over time. Tall inflorescence of red tubular flowers are attractive to hummingbirds.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 1-3 years from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z7a-10a
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a mix of gravel.
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1 offer, 12-15 inch high seedlings, flowering size, shipped bare root for $30.00 each.
Yucca elata, "Soaptree Yucca", 180"H x 72"W, Lincoln Co., NM, 6400 feet
Description: Long thin leaves margined with hair on medium to large rosettes. Trunk forming in age with branching up to 15 or more feet in height.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 5-7 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z6a-9a
Sun Exposure: Full Sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
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1 offer, 12-15 inch rosettes, shipped bare root for $30 each.
Expected availability spring 2024.
Yucca nana, "Miniature Yucca", 36"H x 12"W, San Juan Co., UT, 6600 feet
Description: Dwarf miniature rosettes form short trunks in age with branching up to three or more feet in height. Pups are also produced, forming small colonies up to eight or more feet across. In habitat, plants hybridize with Yucca harrimaniae and hybrid swarms are commonly encountered in SE Utah.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 3-5 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z5b-8b
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
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1 offer, 4-6 inch rosettes, shipped bare root, for $30 each.
Expected availability spring 2024.
Yucca torreyi, "Torrey's Yucca", 144"H x 48"W, Presidio Co., TX
Description: Thick leathery long leaves on large rosettes up to six feet across and forming trunks up to 15 or more feet in height.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 5-7 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z7a-10a
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
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1 offer, 12-15 inch rosette, shipped bare root, for $30.00 each.
Dasylirion wheeleri, "Sotol", 110"H x 110" W, Grant Co., NM, 6800 feet
Description: Ex. Alan Bradshaw. Powdery blue green rosettes lined with recurved teeth. High elevation hardy form.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 5-7 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z7a-10a
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining rocky, gravel, loam mix. Well elevated and south or west facing protected location helpful in overwintering in colder zones.
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1 offer, 12-15 inch rosettes, shipped bare root for $30 each.
Description: Wide, strap like leathery leaves margined with hair on massive rosettes up to eight feet in diameter. Plants are trunk forming and branch in age up to 15 feet or more in height. This is easily the largest of the cold hardy yuccas and a feature plant in the landscape.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 7-12 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: 7a-10a
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
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1 offer, 12-15 inch rosettes, shipped bare root for $30 each.
Description: Narrow yellow green leaves on medium rosettes trunk forming and branching in age up to ten or more feet in height.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 7-12 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z6b-9b
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
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1 offer, 12-15 inch rosette, shipped bare root, for $30 each.
Expected availability spring 2024.
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Yucca brevifolia "Joshua Tree", Lincoln Co., NV, 5000 feet
Description: Short rigid leaves on small rosettes. Trunk forming and branching in age up to 12 or more feet in height.
Average Years To Flowering Maturity: 10-15 years from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: 6a-9a, This population the northern most in eastern Nevada with cold snowy winters.
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a mix of gravel. Plants are water sensitive and not suitable for areas with more than 25 inches of annual rainfall.
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1 offer, 100 seeds for $6.00, Plants coming soon, expected spring 2024.
Description: Short rigid leaves on small rosettes. Trunk forming and branching in age up to 12 or more feet in height.
Average Years To Flowering Maturity: 10-15 years from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: 6a-9a, This population the northern most occurring in habitat near Goldfield, NV with cold snowy winters.
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Sharp draining sandy loam with a mix of gravel. Plants are water sensitive and not suitable for areas with more than 25 inches of annual rainfall.
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1 offer, 3-4 inch seedling plants for $15 each.
Expected availability spring 2024.
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Geoscape Desert Nursery
Cold hardy cactus, succulents, and perennials for the rock gardening enthusiast.
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Agave Care: Plants are vulnerable to freezing weather when small (less than 6 inches in diameter) and harden off rapidly as they mature. Cover small rosettes with clear plastic (extend out to at least 1 foot beyond the edge) during winter to avoid loss or minimize leaf spotting when excessive cold is forecasted. For zones 5,6 & 7 I recommend planting outdoors in early spring after the last frost has passed to get well established before the next winter. For zones 8, 9 etc. they can be planted anytime during the growing year.
Flowering & Offsets: All species sold here produce numerous offsets and can be removed quite readily. If transplanting, wait until pups are at least 3 inches in diameter (when they have enough of their own roots) and remove the stolon from the mother plant. Mother plants stop producing pups about 1-2 years before flowering to save all energy for the massive flower stock, so be vigilant when pups stop appearing.
Agave parryi, "Parry's Century Plant", 30"H x 36"W Coconino Co., AZ, 6800 feet
Description: Bluish rosettes up to three or more feet in diameter at maturity. Hardy form from near Flagstaff, AZ.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 7-12 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z6b-9b
Sun Exposure: Full sun.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam.
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1 offer: 4-6 inch rosette, shipped bare root for $25.00 each.
