Desert Horizon Nursery

Agave

Mangave 'Silver Fox' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mangave ‘Silver Fox’

Mangave ‘Silver Fox’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Mangave 'Snow Leopard' – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mangave ‘Snow Leopard’

Mangave ‘Snow Leopard’

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer

Mediopicta Alba Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Mediopicta Alba Agave

Mediopicta Alba Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Once at maturity (monocarpic) / after many years

Mountain agave with a dense rosette of broad dark green toothed leaves planted in gravel beside a boulder

Mountain Agave

Mountain Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late spring to summer

Murphys agave with upright grey-green leaves and small offsets at its base in a gravel landscape

Murphy’s Agave

Murphy’s Agave

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer

Needle Leaf Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Needle Leaf Agave

Needle Leaf Agave

Full sun

Very low

Spring to early summer; monocarpic (rosette dies after flowering / offsets persist)

Nova Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Nova Agave

Nova Agave

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Low to moderate

Spring to summer

Octopus Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Octopus Agave

Octopus Agave

Full sun

Low

Spring to summer (once at maturity / ~10-25 years / then dies)

Parry’s Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Parry’s Agave

Parry’s Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer (once at maturity / then dies)

Quadricolor Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Quadricolor Agave

Quadricolor Agave

Morning sun / afternoon shade

Very low

Spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once then dies

Queen Victoria Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Queen Victoria Agave

Queen Victoria Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once at end of life after many years

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Quick Silver Agave

Quick Silver Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once at maturity then dies

Shark Skin Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Shark Skin Agave

Shark Skin Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer

Smooth Edge Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Smooth Edge Agave

Smooth Edge Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Summer (monocarpic; main rosette dies after flowering)

Tequila Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Tequila Agave

Tequila Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer (monocarpic)

Texas Tuff Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Texas Tuff Agave

Texas Tuff Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer (monocarpic)

Thread leaf agave rosette of narrow dark green leaves with curling white threads in a rock garden

Thread Leaf Agave

Thread Leaf Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer (monocarpic)

Twin Flower Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Twin Flower Agave

Twin Flower Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Summer; blooms once at maturity then dies

Variegated Century Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Variegated Century Agave

Variegated Century Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once after many years

Variegated Century Plant – Desert Horizon Nursery

Variegated Century Plant

Variegated Century Plant

Full sun

Very low

Once in lifetime (typically 10-30 years); tall spike in late spring to summer

Variegated Smooth Edge Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Variegated Smooth Edge Agave

Variegated Smooth Edge Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic / rosette dies after flowering

Variegated Weber agave with large arching blue-green leaves edged in creamy yellow in a gravel yard

Variegated Weber Agave

Variegated Weber Agave

Full sun

Very low

Summer; monocarpic / blooming once after many years

Victoria Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Victoria Agave

Victoria Agave

Full sun (afternoon shade in low desert)

Very low

Spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once after many years then dies

Whales Tongue Agave / Whale’s Tongue Agave – Desert Horizon Nursery

Whales Tongue Agave

Whales Tongue Agave

Full sun

Very low

Late spring to summer; monocarpic / blooms once at end of life cycle