Agave Essentials: 30 easy-care, ornamental agaves for gardens and landscapes

The 30 exquisite, essential agaves you'll see are easy to come by or are up-and-coming. Find names and photos in the video itself, below in this description, in my book Designing with Succulents (pp 168-180), and in my website's newly updated Agave gallery. #agaves #agavegarden #agaveplant

And you know what? Even if you're not into agaves, you'll enjoy the video. It's a sugar rush for succulent addicts. If you agree, do click the video's "Like" button, leave a comment, and---if you've yet to do so---subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Get tried-and-true tips and lovely design ideas! I based the video on the agave section of my bestselling book, Designing with Succulents. Both video and book explain what you need to know to select and grow agaves successfully, and show you those best for gardens close-up and in the ground. Some are hardy to 15 degrees or less! Btw, when small, all make stunning container plants. 

AGAVES IN THE VIDEO and hardiness (the lowest temp they'll tolerate before freezing):

Agave americana (century plant) to mid-20s F
Agave americana ‘Marginata’ to high 20s F
Agave americana ‘Mediopicta Alba’ (tuxedo agave) to high 20s F
Agave angustifolia ‘Marginata’ to 20 F
Agave attenuata (fox tail agave) to 32 F
Agave ‘Blue Flame’ to 25 F
Agave ‘Blue Glow’ to 20 F
Agave bovicornuta to 25 F
Agave bracteosa (green spider agave) to 10 F
Agave ‘Chisum’ (hardiness unknown)
Agave ‘Cornelius’ to 15 F
Agave desmetiana ‘Variegata’ to 25 F
Agave desmetiana ‘Joe Hoak’ to 25 F
Agave filifera ssp. schidigera, variegated to 15 F
Agave geminiflora to 25 F
Agave guiengola to 25 F
Agave gypsophila to 25 F
Agave lophantha ‘Quadricolor’ to 15 F
Agave nickelsiae (Ferdinand-regis) to 10 F
Agave ovatifolia (Whale’s tongue agave) to 5 F
Agave parryi (Parry’s agave) to -20 F
Agave parryi ’Truncata’ to 15 F
Agave ’Sharkskin’ to 10 F
Agave shawii (Shaw’s agave) to 25 F
Agave tequilana
Agave victoria-reginae (Queen Victoria agave) to 10 F
Agave vilmoriniana (octopus agave) to 20 F
Agave vilmoriniana ’Stained Glass’ to 25 F?
Agave weberi (Weber’s agave) to 25 F
Agave weberi ‘Arizona Star’ to 25 F?

RELATED INFO

Agave page of Debra's website: https://bit.ly/3g7Jv14
Debra's YouTube Agave playlist: https://bit.ly/2LOt6AM

ONLINE SUCCULENT SOURCES
— Mountain Crest Gardens: https://bit.ly/2k5gxqA
-- Altman Plants: https://bit.ly/2ktX8Qh

BOOKS BY DEBRA LEE BALDWIN
— Designing with Succulents (mainly about in-ground gardening), https://amzn.to/2M7bBig
— Succulents Simplified (good overview for beginners), https://amzn.to/2Ewil2I
— Succulent Container Gardens, https://amzn.to/2VZvGeE

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ABOUT DEBRA
Award-winning garden photojournalist and bestselling author Debra Lee Baldwin shares know-how about “plants that drink responsibly” in print, photos, videos and her “Celebrating the Joy of Succulents” newsletter. Debra is based in Southern California, home to more succulent specialty nurseries and growers than anywhere else in the world.

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