A tissue culture hybrid of Aechmea chantinii x fasciata. The plant grows to 2 and 1/2 feet in a large green rosette shape with many spiny leaves lightly scurfed. The rosy pinkish-red bloom is long-lasting and stunning. 

A cultivar of (calyculata x recurvata) is a tough and handsome small grower that keeps a compact shape in varying light conditions. The recurvata parent lends an upright, compact, vase-like shape, and the calyculata parent adds the bright yellow flowering inflorescence. Nice for landscape around boulders.

This variegated form of 'Romero' is a stunning medium-large plant with outstanding albomarginated leaves in a 24 to 30 inch upright rosette.  The inflorescence is a panicle of purplish-red branches that last for months.  

A spectacular plant and well suited for interior use for which it was first developed.

A medium sized species from northern South America that grows upright with stiff, spiny leaves. The foliage is green with a grayish cast and random reddish markings.

The spines are moderate sized but stiff and serrate. The inflorescence is a rachis with short, distichous branches forming a cylindrical spike. Flowers are yellow and the ovaries yellowish.

After blooming the ovaries form berries that turn white they blue as they ripen. This was at one time a choice collector item in the ‘50s and ‘60s. Now it is rather uncommon in cultivation. Nice for a 6 inch pot or in landscape.

A clone from near Huatusco, Veracruz, Mexico, approaching the northern limit of this far ranging species. Smaller than most in the species, averaging about 12 to 14 inches tall. Coloration is uniform green with faint silver banding on the leaf undersides and it bears pronounced black spines. Bloom is like that of a 'typical' nudicaulis.

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The reverse of a popular cross produces a more delicate plant, with a shape favoring the recurvata parent. The inflorescence is a short scape with colorful red bracts and pale yellow flowers.

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A medium size growing Agave. Grows to 12 to 24 inches across and 12 to 24 inches tall. The leaves are medium to dark green. The leaf edges have large long brown teeth that turn gray with age. Prefers bright light to full sun. Grow in a well draining soil mix.

AGAVES, YUCCAS, AND RELATED PLANTS: A Gardener's Guide, Mary and Gary Irish, 384 pp, 100 color photos, 6 x 9in, hardcover, ©2000 Outlining the gardening use of a many Agaves, Yuccas, and related species. For all with interest in this diverse and horticulturally important group of plants.