DESERT

These are true desert plants or from very dry areas or a coastal sand dunes
 

Delivery is also available at £15.00 per hour drive time from Tunbridge Wells (FREE local delivery still).

Delivery to any shows we do is also FREE

For full details please go to the Nuts & Bolts button. Large orders may be sent in multiple packages. Mainland Great Britain only at the moment I'm afraid, anywhere else by request.
Not all plants are available for mail order (they may be the wrong size or out of stock or too low in numbers) but can still be on sale at the nursery. No minimum order. Any queries please do ask us as we try to be as transparent as possible

EXPLANATIONS

CODES

Aciphylla Aurea "Bayonet Grass"
Evergreen perennial
flowers summer           3' tall        3' wide           New Zealand
alpine meadows         likes full sun,  well drained
USDA zone 5              HOT     slow growing & vicious
2 Litre £10.00            

Aciphyla Glaucascens
Evergreen perennial
flowers summer             3' tall          3' wide          New Zealand
alpine stony areas          likes full sun and well drained
USDA zone 7        HOT        slow growing but still vicious
2 Litre £10.00          

Adromischus Grandiflora
Evergreen succulent
Flowers red in summer    6" tall by 4" wide    Western Cape
Rock cracks    full sun, well drained
USDA zone 9
0.5 Litre £5.00        HOT           

Adromischus Trigymus "AR Mitchell"
Evergreen succulent
Flowers white in summer    6" tall by 4" wide    South Africa
Dry scrub    sunny well drained
USDA zone 9
0.3 Litre £5.00        HOT     

Aeonium Hierrense "El Hierro Houseleek"
Evergreen succulent
flowers once             3' tall        2' wide       El Hierro (Canaries)
rocky areas          likes sunny but well drained site
USDA zone 9            HOT    dry in winter      
3 Litre £10.00             

Agave Americana
Evergreen thing
flowers once            6' tall        10' wide          Central America
desert          likes full sun well drained soil
USDA zone 8            HOT    dry in winter          
20 Litre £30.00         picture 

Agave Americana Variegata
Evergreen thing
flowers once             6' tall       20' wide           Central America
desert          likes full sun, well drained soil
USDA zone 8                dry in winter     
20 Litre £30.00           HOT          

Agave Asperrima ssp Madarense "Rough Agave"
Evergreen thing
flowers once              3' tall        4' wide            Coahuila Mexico
open ground          likes full sun very well drained soil
USDA zone 8                 dry in winter       
4 Litre £15.00      HOT     

Agave Attenuata
Semi-evergreen succulent
flowers once               5' tall        4' wide            Central Mexico
rocky outcrops         likes full sun well drained
USDA zone 10             HOT     dry in winter    
4 Litre £15.00           

Agave Durangensis
Evergreen thing
flowers once              4' tall       6' wide            Zacatas and Durango (Mexico)
rocky ground          likes full sun and very well drained soil
USDA zone 8                dry in winter     
4litre £15.00       HOT   

Agave Filifera "Thread Leaf Agave"
Evergreen thing
flowers once             1' tall        2' wide           East Mexico
sandy areas          likes full sun very well drained site
USDA zone 8/9                   dry in winter   
2 Litre £9.00         HOT    

Agave Flexispina
Evergreen thing
flowers once              1' tall        2' wide          Chihuahua (Mexico)
upland scrub          likes full sun and very well drained spot
USDA zone 7                 dry in winter    
  2 Litre £9.00       HOT     

Agave Horrida ssp Horrida "Mexcalmet"
Evergreen thing
flowers once            2' tall         2' wide            Central Mexico
upland scrub          likes full sun very well drained
USDA zone 8                dry in winter        
2 Litre £9.00           HOT     

Agave Maximilliana
Evergreen thing
flowers once             2' tall         3' wide           Jalisco to Zacatas (Mexico)
stony alpine woods          likes full sun very well drained
USDA zone 9               dry in winter        
2 Litre £9.00         HOT    

Agave Montana
Evergreen thing
flowers once              4' tall         5'            Le Pana (Mexico)
mountain woodland          likes sunny site, well drained
USDA zone 8                     the ultimate hardy agave supposedly
4 Litre £15.00       HOT   

Agave Ovatifolia "Whales Tongue"
Evergreen thing
flowers once             5' tall        6' wide           Northern Mexico
open ground and scrub          likes full sun and very well drained soil
USDA zone 8                 dry in winter     
4 Litre £15.00      HOT   

Agave Parryii  "Mescal"
Evergreen thing
flowers once               4' tall         6' wide           North Mexico to Southwest USA
stony mountain scrub         likes full sun very well drained soil
USDA zone 8                  dry in winter      
4 Litre £15.00    HOT    picture    

Agave Salmiana
Evergreen thing
flowers  once              6' tall       12' wide           Tehuacan (Mexico)
open ground         likes full sun and very well drained
USDA zone 8              dry in winter         
20 Litre £35.00    HOT   picture    

Agave Salmiana var Crassispina
Evergreen thing
flowers once             6' tall        12' wide           Zacatan (Mexico)
open ground          likes full sun, very well drained  
USDA zone 8/9            dry in winter          
20 Litre £35.00    HOT  

Agave Shrevei ssp Magna
Evergreen thing
flowers once             4' tall        6' wide          Chihuahua (Mexico)
sparse alpine woodland         likes sunny site very well drained
USDA zone 8              dry in winter        
4 Litre £15.00      HOT