Description: Ex. David Salman collection with leaves shorter and thinner on smaller statured plants.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 7-12 from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z5b-7b
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
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1 offer, 8-12 inch rosettes, shipped bare root for $20 each.
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 fall 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.
Flickr photo gallery link, click on thumbnail. This will open a new window. Three pictures.
1 offer, 3-4 inch seedling plants for $15 each.
Expected availability fall 2024.
Memo: $18 minimum for plant orders. Thank you!
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: 5-7 inch rosette, shipped bare root for $20.00 each.
> Yucca harrimaniae, "Harriman's Yucca", 36" H x 36" W, Wayne Co., UT, 5100 feet
Description: Dark green small to medium rosettes forming short trunks in age with branching and pupping around the base.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 3-4 years from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z5b-7b
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flickr photo gallery link coming soon. Only thumbnail available
1 offer, 8-12 inch rosettes, shipped bare root for $20 each.
> Yucca harrimaniae 'Mini", "Mini Harriman's Yucca, 20'H x 8" W, Wayne Co., UT, 5100 feet
Description: Intermediate miniature form nearly indistinguishable from nana. One of many hybrid populations occurring in SE Utah. Plants form short trunks in age and pup around the base.
Average Years to Flowering Maturity: 3-4 years from available sized plants under garden conditions.
Cold Hardiness: Z5b-7b
Sun Exposure: Full sun. Avoid shady areas.
Soil Mix: Well draining sandy loam with a bit of gravel.
Flickr photo gallery link coming soon. Only thumbnail available
1 offer, 4-6 inch rosettes, shipped bare root for $20 each.
