These fierce and outspoken plants were originally found only in the New World. Agaves are also the universal source of materials and products of the early mesoamericans. Paper, juice, food, clothing, pulque, you name it, an agave made it! at our nursery we have a very nice assortment of Agave plants for sale. Begining succulent collectors have as one of their first challenges to tell the difference between an Agave and an Aloe. Here is how you can tell. Break an agave leaf in half and you will see very thick and tough agave fibers. This material is used to make rope. Break an aloe leaf in half and you will see a very juicy mucilagenous substance. In time, with experience, the structure and charisma of the plant will tell you. Another way to tell is where they come from. Agaves come from the New World (The Americas) and Aloes come from the Old World (Africa?) Additionally Agave interest has exploded recently. Here are some possible reasons for this. The use of Agaves as food crop for a world undergoing climate change. The use of Agaves as a drought tolerant landscape plant. The increased sophistication of plant collectors taking an…
We offer special seasonal prices on some of our best-selling plants. Save on these mail order plants, or download a PDF of our nursery specials for savings on succulents available to pick up at our Fallbrook, CA nursery.
These fierce and outspoken plants were originally found only in the New World. Agaves are also the universal source of materials and products of the early mesoamericans. Paper, juice, food, clothing, pulque, you name it, an agave made it! at our nursery we have a very nice assortment of Agave plants for sale. Begining succulent collectors have as one of their first challenges to tell the difference between an Agave and an Aloe. Here is how you can tell. Break an agave leaf in half and you will see very thick and tough agave fibers. This material is used to make rope. Break an aloe leaf in half and you will see a very juicy mucilagenous substance. In time, with experience, the structure and charisma of the plant will tell you. Another way to tell is where they come from. Agaves come from the New World (The Americas) and Aloes come from the Old World (Africa?) Additionally Agave interest has exploded recently. Here are some possible reasons for this. The use of Agaves as food crop for a world undergoing climate change. The use of Agaves as a drought tolerant landscape plant. The increased sophistication of plant collectors taking an…
We offer special seasonal prices on some of our best-selling plants. Save on these mail order plants, or download a PDF of our nursery specials for savings on succulents available to pick up at our Fallbrook, CA nursery.
Just put your zip code in here, hit “go” and your USDA zone will come out. Then use that to select from the table below and you will get all our succulents that are suitable for your area.
Our Succulents sorted by USDA Hardiness Zone along with link
As you can see the divisions are broken up by 5° increments. This is very important because succulents are approximately 80% water content which makes them susceptible to freezing. This will be one of the main limiting factors in what will grow in your area outside.This is by no means an exhaustive list but only shows the succulents we grow. For a better description and maps check out plantmaps.com, they have some really cool maps for your area.
