Agave havardiana
Havard Agave
The form of Havard Agave is a symmetrical, tight rosette. In hot desert regions it grows better with some afternoon shade. Canopy coverage: 7 square feet.
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Agave parryi
Artichoke Agave, Parry's Agave
Artichoke Agave is one of the most decorative of all Agaves. It is worth the wait it requires to grow. As with most Agaves, plants typically die after blooming. Canopy coverage: 7 square feet.
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Delosperma 'John Proffitt'
Table Mountain Ice Plant
Table Mountain Iceplant, 'John Proffitt', is surprisingly cold hardy. Bright, iridescent fuchsia flowers blanket plants from summer to fall. They are low growing, hugging the ground a few inches high, ideal as small area groundcovers or in rock gardens. Canopy coverage: 3 square feet.
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Delosperma hybrids
Ice Plant
These hybrid iceplant are surprisingly cold hardy. Flowers in bright iridescent colors blanket plants in summer. They are low growing, hugging the ground just a few inches high, ideal as small area groundcovers or in rock gardens. Look for 'Psfave', light lavender flowers, (shown) and 'John Proffitt', described in this database. Canopy coverage: 3 square feet.
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Euphorbia polychroma
Cushion Spurge
Cushion Spurge is so-named due to its rounded, mounding growth that reminds one of a chair cushion. Its eye-catching, sulphur yellow color comes from the bracts, modified leaves, that surround the insignificant greenish flowers. Accepts some shade but better appearance in full sun. Sap may irritate skin. Canopy coverage: 3 square feet.
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Opuntia polyacantha var. ursina
Plains Prickly Pear
This is a common form of Prickly Pear Cactus. Large, brightly colored flowers bloom in late spring. Canopy coverage: 3 square feet.
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Sedum 'Autumn Joy'
Autumn Joy Stonecrop
This succulent is a hybrid of Sedum telephium and Sedum spectabile. 'Autumn Joy' grows as a rounded clump. Flowers bloom in late summer, emerging as salmon pink then turning bronze to rust in the fall. In hot summer regions locate plants where they will receive some afternoon shade. Canopy coverage: 3 square feet.
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Sedum kamtschaticum
Russian Stonecrop, Orange Stonecrop
Russian Stonecrop is a low, mounding succulent, well-suited to rock gardens and in the foreground of the border. Leaves have interesting serrated edges. Flowers are tiny stars that emerge yellow then turn red. In hot summer regions locate plants where they will receive afternoon shade. Canopy coverage: 3 square feet.
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Sempervivum species
Hens and Chicks
Sempervivum is a collection of succulents that work well as small-space groundcovers, in containers or tucked between rocks and boulders. Many species and selections are available in a range of sizes and leaf colors. It is important to plant in soil with good drainage and don't overwater. Canopy coverage: 1 square foot.
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Yucca baccata
Banana Yucca
Banana Yucca produces profuse numbers of white, bell-shaped flowers on stalks 2 feet high. Edible bananalike fruit follow. Leaves are stiff and pointed. Canopy coverage: 20 square feet.
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Yucca faxoniana
Faxon Yucca, Eve's Needle
The large, ascending, 2-1/2-foot-long leaves of Faxon Yucca are tipped with dagger-sharp points; locate away from outdoor living spaces or walkways. Flowers bloom in clusters in spring to early summer on stalks to 4 feet high. Its imposing structure makes it excellent to view as a silhouette. Canopy coverage: 79 square feet.
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Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword'
Adam's Needle
Adam's Needle is one of most cold hardy of all Yuccas. Selections with striped leaves such as 'Golden Sword', shown in photos, are also available. Canopy coverage: 13 square feet.
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Yucca glauca
Soapweed Yucca, Narrowleaf Yucca
This Yucca can be grown as single specimen or in spreading clumps. Accepts more shade that most Yuccas. Swordlike leaves have interesting filaments along the edges. Canopy coverage: 13 square feet.
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Yucca harrimaniae
New Mexico Yucca
New Mexico Yucca is one of the smaller Yuccas with leaves that vary in size and color. Leaves have brown margins adorned with white filaments. Canopy coverage: 1 square foot.
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Yucca schottii
Mountain Yucca
Upright form with occasional multiple trunks. Rosettes of sharp-pointed leaves up to 3 feet long demand your attention. Plant away from walkways and outdoor living areas. Canopy coverage: 13 square feet.
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