Agave consists of either perennial or monocarpic succulents that develop rosettes of typically stiff, thick, spiny leaves. The plants produce funnel-shaped flowers in racemes or panicles that often exceed the height of the rosettes.

Agave

This evergreen succulent develops a rosette shape and features slender, spineless leaves that are rubbery and arch gracefully. The lime-green foliage is accented with red spots and has red-tipped ends.

Agave 'Bad Hair Day'

Agave 'Barney'

Agave 'Blazing Saddles' is a slow-growing succulent that forms a rosette shape. Its leaves are fleshy, featuring a combination of olive-green and deep wine-red hues, with pointed tips and spiny edges. This plant represents a unique hybrid of Manfreda and Agave.

Agave 'Blazing Saddles'

Agave 'Bleached Blonde' is a perennial succulent that develops a tight rosette reaching up to 45 cm in diameter. Its leaves are pale yellow-green and feature rigid brown spines along the edges and at the tips.

Agave 'Bleached Blonde'

Agave 'Bloodspot'

Agave 'Blue Brian' is a slowly maturing evergreen succulent that develops a rigid rosette composed of wide, dark green leaves covered with a fine blue-grey powder. The leaf edges feature sharp serrations, and the tips have spines, often displaying distinct bud imprints. When the plant reaches maturity, it may send up a tall flowering spike adorned with yellow blooms; following this event, the central rosette will die, making way for new offsets that emerge from the base.

Agave 'Blue Brian'

Agave 'Blue Flame'

Agave 'Blue Glow' is a slow-growing variety that develops rosettes composed of blue-green, powdery leaves. The leaves feature small, serrated edges adorned with a thin line of yellow and red. This plant may take over a decade to produce flowers, after which it will die and will not produce offsets. It typically reaches a height of 60 cm and can spread up to 90 cm.

Agave 'Blue Glow'

Agave 'Burnt Burgundy' is a perennial succulent that develops a rosette of thick leaves reaching up to 2 meters in diameter as it matures. The foliage features a grey-green hue, with delicate dark red margins and spines at the tips.

Agave 'Burnt Burgundy'

Agave 'Carnival'

Agave 'Catch a Wave' is an evergreen perennial that develops a rosette shape. It features robust, wavy leaves that are fleshy and exhibit a silver-blue-green hue, adorned with dark spots. The edges of the leaves curl upwards, adding a distinctive texture to the plant.

Agave 'Catch a Wave'

Agave 'Chia Nong Cinderella'

Agave 'Chia Nong Pink Sapphire' PBR is a half-hardy, tuberous perennial that can reach approximately 1 meter in height when in bloom. It features a basal rosette of elongated, strap-like green leaves that are linear to lance-shaped. During the summer, tall stems produce elongated clusters of fragrant, double pale pink flowers.

Agave 'Chia Nong Pink Sapphire'PBR

Agave 'Chia Nong Sensation'PBR

Agave 'Chia Nong Yellow Baby'PBR

Agave 'Cngh'PBR

Agave 'Confederate Rose'

Agave 'Cornelius' is a slow-growing perennial that rarely produces flowers. It forms a rosette of robust leaves featuring sharp teeth along their margins, with a dense cluster of new growth at the center. The foliage displays a blue-green hue complemented by pale yellow edges, creating a distinctive focal point in any landscape.

Agave 'Cornelius'

Agave 'Desert Dragon'

Agave 'Dreadlocks'

Agave 'Falling Waters' is an evergreen perennial that develops a rosette shape. Its blue-green leaves are thick and feature toothed margins along with lavender spots. The wavy edges create a rippled appearance as the leaves extend outward from the central hub of the plant.

Agave 'Falling Waters'

Agave 'Felipe Otero'

Agave 'Freckles and Speckles'

Agave 'Frosted Elegance'

Agave 'Green Goblet'

Agave 'Gypsy Freckles'

Agave 'Inkblot'PBR

Agave 'Jaguar'

Agave 'Joe Hoak' (v)

Agave 'Kaleidoscope' is a tender, evergreen perennial succulent that develops a rosette shape. Its elongated, arching leaves are a deep green, adorned with red speckles and edged in a creamy yellow. When exposed to full sunlight, the leaf margins take on an orange hue. In the summer, mature specimens produce upright spikes that bear green flowers, which have a subtle fragrance.

Agave 'Kaleidoscope' (v)

Agave 'Kelly's Lavender'

Agave 'Lavender Lady' PBR is a slow-growing succulent that develops a rosette shape. Its thick, dark grey-green leaves feature pointed tips and spiny edges, transitioning to a purple-red hue at the rosette's apex. This evergreen perennial is well-suited for arid gardens and requires minimal maintenance.

Agave 'Lavender Lady'PBR

Agave 'Macho Mocha'

Agave 'Man of Steel'

Agave 'Mayan Queen'

Agave 'Mission to Mars' is a tender evergreen perennial succulent that develops a rosette shape. Its arching green leaves are marked with burgundy-red spots, creating a visual effect that can make the foliage appear nearly all burgundy.

Agave 'Mission to Mars'PBR

Agave 'Mocha Chips'

Agave 'Moonglow' PBR is a robust, hybrid evergreen succulent that develops a rosette of arching, sword-like leaves in a blue-green hue. The foliage features a silvery coating and is adorned with mottled purple spots. The leaf edges are lined with small teeth, while the tips are equipped with spines.

Agave 'Moonglow'PBR

Agave 'Navajo Princess' (v)

Agave 'Pineapple Express' PBR is a robust hybrid succulent that develops a rosette of upright to arching, sword-like green leaves. These leaves feature a waxy grey coating and are adorned with mottled reddish-purple spots. The edges of the leaves are lined with small teeth, and each leaf culminates in a spine at the tip.

Agave 'Pineapple Express'PBR

Agave 'Praying Hands' is a perennial plant that develops a rosette shape. Its leaves are thick and fleshy, resembling artichokes, and are dark green with deep purple spots. The edges of the leaves curve upward, and each leaf features a single maroon-red spine at its tip.

Agave 'Praying Hands'

Agave 'Red Edge'

Agave 'Red Wing' is a slow-growing, evergreen succulent that develops a rosette shape. Its thick, dark red leaves feature creamy, serrated margins and end in spiny, brownish tips. This plant thrives in sunny locations, making it well-suited for borders as well as pots and containers.

Agave 'Red Wing'

Agave 'Royal Spine'

Agave 'Sharkskin Shoes'

Agave 'Sierra Azul'

Agave 'Silver Fox' PBR is an evergreen perennial succulent that forms a rosette shape. Its light green leaves are fleshy and waxy, featuring toothed edges and a silvery-white sheen.

Agave 'Silver Fox'PBR

Agave 'Snow Leopard' is an evergreen perennial that forms a rosette, reaching approximately 45 cm in height. Its elongated, arching leaves are fleshy and variegated, displaying deep green hues accented by creamy-white edges featuring distinctive leopard-like spots that intensify in bright sunlight. When mature, this species can send up tall spikes adorned with subtly fragrant green flowers. Resilient to pollution, it adds a structural element to rock gardens while requiring minimal upkeep.

Agave 'Snow Leopard' (v)

Agave 'Spot'

Agave 'Spotty Dotty'

Agave 'Tooth Fairy'

Agave 'Whale Tale'

Agave Ray of Light ('Agavws'PBR)

Agave acicularis

Agave aff. pelona

Agave aff. stricta

Agave africana

Agave aktites

Agave albescens

Agave albomarginata

Agave albopilosa

Agave amaniensis

Agave americana is a perennial plant that maintains its foliage year-round, developing rosettes of leaves that feature spiny edges and a grey-green hue. Mature specimens can produce tall panicles, reaching up to 8 meters, adorned with greenish-yellow flowers that measure about 8 centimeters long. Flowering typically occurs in older plants.

Agave americana

Agave americana 'Marginata' is a substantial evergreen succulent characterized by its rigid rosette of grey-green foliage edged with yellow. The leaves feature sharp spines along their edges and at the tips. When fully mature, this plant can develop a tall, branched flowering spike that reaches up to 2 meters, adorned with yellow blooms. It is well-suited for container gardening on patios but needs to be sheltered during the winter months to thrive.

Agave americana 'Marginata' (v)

Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba' is a perennial evergreen that develops rosettes of spiny, grey-green foliage, characterized by a creamy-white stripe running down the center of each leaf. Flowering is rare in this variety.

Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba' (v)

Agave americana 'Mediopicta Aurea' is a perennial succulent that develops a rigid rosette of blue-green foliage featuring a prominent yellow stripe down the center. The leaf margins are lined with sharp teeth, and each leaf tapers to a spine at its tip. This cultivar grows slowly, attaining a height of up to 1.2 meters when fully matured. Once established, mature specimens may send up a tall flowering spike adorned with yellow-green blossoms. Following this flowering event, the central rosette will perish, making way for new offsets that emerge from the base.

Agave americana 'Mediopicta Aurea' (v)

Agave americana 'Mediopicta' is a succulent evergreen perennial that can reach a height of 1.5 meters. It develops rosettes of grey-green leaves, characterized by spiny edges and a distinctive creamy-yellow central stripe. Flowering is infrequent with this variety.

Agave americana 'Mediopicta' (v)

Agave americana 'Striata' is a perennial succulent that develops a rigid rosette of leaves characterized by a blue-green hue featuring narrow yellow stripes. The leaf margins have sharp teeth, and each leaf tapers to a spine at the tip. Although growth is slow, this plant can attain a height of approximately 2 meters when fully mature. Once it reaches maturity, it may send up a tall inflorescence with yellow-green blossoms. Following flowering, the central rosette will die, giving way to new offsets that emerge from the base.

Agave americana 'Striata' (v)

Agave americana 'Variegata' is a perennial that maintains its foliage year-round, developing robust rosettes that can reach heights of 1.5 meters. The leaves are characterized by their grey-green hue and spiny margins, adorned with longitudinal stripes of creamy-white. This variety rarely produces flowers.

Agave americana 'Variegata' (v)

Agave americana blue-flowered

Agave americana milleri

Agave americana subsp. americana

This evergreen succulent develops a rigid rosette of arching, powdery blue-grey foliage, characterized by sharp marginal teeth and spines at the tips. Growth is gradual, but it can attain a height of up to 2 meters when fully mature. Once established, mature specimens may send up a tall inflorescence bearing yellow flowers, after which the central rosette will die, giving way to new offsets emerging from the base.

Agave americana subsp. franzosini

Agave americana subsp. protamericana

Agave americana subsp. protamericana 'Lemon Lime' (v)

Agave americana subsp. protamericana blue

Agave americana var. expansa

Agave americana var. expansa 'Mediopicta Pallida'

Agave americana var. oaxacensis

Agave americana var. picta

Agave amica features long, narrow leaves and produces clusters of white, waxy, funnel-like blossoms during the summer months. Renowned for its strong fragrance, it is particularly valued as a cut flower.

Agave amica

Agave amica 'Golden Harvest'

Agave amica 'Marginata' (v)

Agave amica 'Super Gold'

Agave amica 'The Pearl' is a deciduous perennial with tuberous roots that develops a rosette of elongated leaves reaching up to 40 cm in length. It produces an upright stem that can grow up to 1.2 meters high, showcasing a loose inflorescence of fragrant, double white flowers measuring 4 to 6 cm long during the summer months.

Agave amica 'The Pearl' (d)

Agave angustiarum

Agave angustifolia is a robust, perennial succulent that typically grows without a stem, though some may develop a short stem reaching up to 50 cm. It forms a rosette that can expand to a diameter of 2 meters, featuring rigid, linear to lanceolate leaves that are green or grey-green, characterized by fine teeth on the margins and spines at the tips. When mature, the plant sends up a tall, branching flower spike adorned with small yellow-green blooms. After the flowering process, the primary rosette usually dies, but the plant often generates offsets.

Agave angustifolia

Agave angustifolia 'Letonae'

Agave angustifolia 'Marginata'

Agave angustifolia var. angustifolia

Agave angustifolia var. nivea

Agave angustifolia var. sargentii

Agave applanata is a perennial succulent that develops a rigid rosette of bluish-grey leaves, edged with sharp, dark purple teeth and spines. In its early stages, the plant has a low, spreading profile, transitioning to a more vertical stance as it ages, accompanied by elongated terminal spines. Growth is gradual, potentially reaching heights of 1.5 meters at full maturity. Mature specimens may flower, sending up a tall spike adorned with yellow-green blooms, after which the central rosette will perish.