Grow Unusual and Exotic Succulent Plants from Seeds

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RHM118 Desert Rose Adenium obesum
A slow growing succulent like plant with a swollen, contorted base and an abundance of carmine-rose flowers when mature.

Package of 5-8 seeds $3.95

D9536 Haworthia pumila
Solitary, stemless rosette to 20cm in diameter with up to 50 dark green leaves covered with white tubercles, probably the largest species in the genus. Inflorescence up to 40cm tall with yellow flowers.

Package of 15 seeds $2.50

Z1565 Century Plant Agave parryi
Native to Mexico. It's stiff grey leaves are erect and in a basal rosette. Trunk to 15'. Flowering stalk produces red buds opening to creamy - yellow.

Pack of 5-8 seeds: $3.95

Z1765 Foxtail Agave Agave attenuata
So named for it's arching pendant brush of flowers. Most popular with landscapers and developers. Has rosettes of 6 to 15 leaves on a stem up to 3 ft. tall. The wide green, spineless leaves with white rings are up to 28 inches long.

8-10 seeds per pack $3.95

FA73 McKelvyana Agave Agave mckelvyana
Hardy to 5 degrees. A short, stemless Agave with broad bluish-grey leaves in a spreading rosette. Flowering stalk to 10' with yellow flowers.

Price per pack of 10 seeds: $2.95

FB104 Blue Agave Agave salmaniana
A slow growing agave from Mexico, hardy for zones 9-11, a good greenhouse or patio plant for cooler zones. Has a bluish tint as it matures, stays rather compact in size.

Price per pack of 10 seeds: $2.95

NB44 Agave Havardiana
A beautiful gray-green broad leaved agave forming rosettes around 3' across with time. Similar to Agave parrayi. Cold tolerant to zone 6.

Price per pack of 10 seeds: $2.95

2746 Mexican Cold Hardy Century Plant Agave Montana
This agave grows at high ranges in mountains in Mexico Makes a bright glossy green non-suckering mound that can reach 5' wide. Each thick leaf has large shark-like teeth on the edges and an imposing long black spine on each leaf tip. It will grow about 3 feet tall, and send up a flower stalk 10 feet or more. Hardy for zones 7-9.

Package of 15 seeds $2.50

FA52 Agave Utahensis
An excellent agave for rock gardens, clay pots and xeriscapes. Hardy to 20 below zero. It develops a 2' trunk with stiff leaves in a basal rosette. Clusters of yellow flowers are formed on it's stalk. Edible stalk and buds.

Package of 5 seeds $1.95

W202 Tequila/Mezcal Agave Agave americana
This Agave is a source for Tequila and Mezcal. When mature produces yellowish flowers on a tall 30' spike. Succulent grey-green leaves 6' long have a sharp spine at tip. Margins have sharp brown hooks.

Pack of 10 seeds $3.95

RHM970 Colima Agave Agave colimana
A smallish Agave from tropical deciduous forests in southwestern Mexico (Colima, Jalisco), that has Yucca-like, narrow, green leaves with a reddish tinge. An easy, robust plant that is great for containers.
As the name suggests, it is native to Colima, Mexico where the climate is hot and tropical. It would, therefore, make an excellent container plant in a hot, dry spot in your summer garden. For zones 9-10 outside.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM971 Dwarf Cowhorn Agave Agave cupreata
A medium sized non-suckering Agave that grows to 1 to 2 feet tall by 2 to 3 feet wide with broad bright shiny green leaves that have dark copper colored spines on large mammilate protrusions along the slightly wavy margins. The dark teeth contrast well with the light green leaves that also display well the bud imprinting that occurs when the leaves press up against the margins of the newer leaves in the center of the plant. Suitable for container gardening. It occurs naturally in the Mexican state of Guerrero and Michoacán where it grows on mountain slopes from 4,000-6,000 feet in the Río Balsas basin. Plant in full sun in a well drained soil. Hardy to around 28 degrees.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM972 Mescal Ceniza Agave Agave colorata
A rosette-forming succulent agave from coastal northwestern Sonora. It is highly tolerant of drought conditions and is most intensively colored in full sun. A rather slow growing ,rosette-forming plant that reaches to around 2 feet tall by nearly as wide. The 5 to 7 inch wide rough textured blue-gray leaves have undulating and strongly toothed margins and there is a white patterning on the leaf face. Matures plants blooms in spring with red buds opening to yellow and orange flowers in a panicle on a 10 foot tall stalk. Plant in full sun with good drainage. Water infrequently. Hardy to around 18 degrees.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM973 Goldenflower Century Plant Agave chrysantha
Leaf rosette to 3 feet tall, and amazing flower stalk to 20 feet tall.
The showy flowers are in dense clusters atop tall, fleshy flower stalks. The flowers and flower buds are a brilliant golden yellow color with no purplish or reddish tinge. The flowers attract numerous insects. The plant dies after flowering and setting seed. The leaves are in a basal rosette and are stiff, green, linear, and taper to a pointed tip. The leaves have a stout, sharp spine at the tip and sharp spines along the leaf margins. Hardy to about 24 degees.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM974 New Mexico Agave Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana
Also known as Mescalero Agave.
f This native Mexican succulent forms a compact rosette of soft fleshy, bluish green leaves. The foliage is wide and heavily armed with dark tipped spines. Agave parryi var. neomexicana is a dramatic specimen, with the ability to grow 60cm (24in) wide and as tall, and is one of the most cold hardy Agave species, withstanding snow and ice it is hardy to -18°C ( 0°F).
When the plant matures sufficiently to bloom (after 8 to 20 years of slow growth), it produces a yellow candelabra-like bloom in spring then dies.
The Mescalero Apaches were so named because of their use of Agave parryi subsp. neomexicana. The rosettes were baked to produce a sweet, sticky food source. Overuse probably accounts in part for the limited distribution and infrequent occurrence of the species.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM975 Green Giant Agave Agave impressa
This variety of Agave impressa is from the Sinaloa, Mexico region. It forms a large rosette of beautiful, bright green leaves with white markings and can reach a diameter of about 6 ft., thus the name Green Giant. Not cold hardy, should be grown outside in zones 9b-10, or in large tubs in warm greenhouses.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM976 Whale's Tongue Hardy Century Plant Agave ovatifolia
One of the few agaves that will grow as far north as zone 6b. A true dream of a plant, this once-in-a-lifetime find was originally discovered and introduced to horticulture by renowned Texas plantsman Lynn Lowery from Nuevo Leon, northeastern Mexico, where it grows in a small, rugged mountain area between an astonishing 3700 and 7000 ft. Nurseryman and Agave expert Greg Starr and José Villarreal have recently described it formally. Agave ovatifolia will grow into a rather large, solitary plant with broad, lightly keeled, almost unreal, powdery grayish white leaves in a dense rosette that can reach to 7 ft. across. In cultivation it is well adapted to temperate climates. Best of all is that not only it can take drought and very severe freezes without damage, it will also hold up well in cold and damp winters if excellent drainage is provided, outperforming most other Agave in this respect.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM977 Agave horrida ssp. perotensis
Native to eastern Mexico, this robust, small species forms clustering rosettes of dark green, succulent leaves with attractive, white marginal thorns. It is drought tolerant and can take moderate freezes, but still best grown outside in zones 9b-11, and inside in warm greenhouses in cooler climates.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM978 Agave impressa
One of the most beautiful Agaves, this medium-sized species from Sinaloá, Mexico, has pale green leaves with a reddish tinge and a most amazing white pattern on its leaves. In cultivation it likes hot, humid summers and dry winters, best grown outside in zones 9b-11, and inside in warm greenhouses in cooler climates.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM979 Palmer's Century Plant Agave palmeri
A fairly large, variable species forming a tight rosette of succulent, stiff, green leaves that can reach up to 120 cm (50 in.) in diameter. Stemming from higher altitudes mainly in Arizona, USA and Sonora, Mexico, it prefers temperate climates and can take considerable freezes as well as severe drought conditions. It adapts well to cultivation and is easy to keep. For zones 7b-10.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM980 Octopus Agave Agave vilmoriniana
A very unusual looking succulent with narrow green leaves that twist back towards the ground, making it look like a 4 feet tall and wide octopus with outreaching tentacles. Arching deeply furrowed leaves are unarmed, making this Agave a relatively safe plant for walkway areas or container growing. It should be noted the leaf margins, while unarmed to the eye can have small serrations and be fairly sharp. Plant in full sun. Tolerates drought and cold temperatures to 24 ° F. As with other Agave the main plant dies after flowering but this plant produces no suckers to replace itself. It does produce many new "plantlets" (or bulbils) within the inflorescence that can perpetuate the plant within the garden. Seems to flower within 7 to 10 years from plants grown from these plantlets.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM981 Artichoke Agave Agave parryi var. huachucensis
A compact freely suckering rosette forming succulent with broad short gray leaves with prominent brown terminal spines. Individual plants are 18 inches to 2 feet tall by 2 to 3 feet wide with the sucker growth produces dense clumps. When mature a flower spike rises 10 to 20 feet bearing lemon yellow flowers tinged with pink. Flowering usually occurs in summer. Plant in full sun. Requires very little to no irrigation in coastal gardens. Hardy to around 15° F. This agave from South-eastern Arizona south to Chihuahua is attractive massed in the succulent garden as a large scale groundcover or in large pots.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

RHM982 Desert Agave Agave deserti var. deserti
Makes broadly lanceolate, light green to light glaucous-gray leaves and stoutly armed margins. Native from Southern Arizona and Southern California to Sonora and Baja California (Mexico), growing at high elevations. Hardy to zone 8.

Pack of 5 seeds $3.95

W157 Torch Aloe Aloe arborescens
Aloe arborescens, commonly known as the Krantz Aloe, belongs to the Aloe genus, which it shares with the well known and studied Aloe vera plant. This species is also relatively popular among gardeners and has recently been studied for possible medical uses. It is the only other member of the Aloe family that is claimed to be as effective as Aloe Vera for medical uses.

1mg Pack ( about 15-20 seeds ) $3.95

W204 Sand Aloe Aloe hereroensis
A hardy aloe ( down to the low 20's ), Sand Aloe is a ground hugging aloe growing about 20 inches wide that is usually solitary or with only a few rosettes in a clump. It has smooth pale blue-green leaves that curve upward, are flecked with white lines on the upper surface and capital "H" shaped spots on the lower. The leaf margins are well armed with dark small sharp spines. In mid winter to early spring appear the flowers in flattened branched racemes that are wider than long, The flowers vary in color from brownish orange to pink and are broad at their base and narrow near the mouth. Plant in full sun in a well drained alkaline soil. Irrigate carefully so not to overwater.

1mg, About 10 seeds to a pack $2.25

H102 Cape Aloe Aloe ferox
An attractive succulent plant from South Africa that can be grown in the home or greenhouse. Used to make the popular "Swedish Bitters" in Europe. A pharmaceutical source of aloe used as a purgative.

Package of 6 seeds $1.95

FB143 Coral Aloe Aloe Striata
A solitary succulent to about 18 inches tall by 2 feet wide with broad pale gray green leaves that vary in color depending on amount of sunlight; in very hot areas the foliage is reddish and in cool spots they will be bluish-green. The flat, broad leaves hold the branching coral-red inflorescence during the late winter into early spring. Best in well-drained sunny locations. Grows to about 2' x 1'. Hardy to 25-30 degrees F.

Package of 10 seeds $1.95

RHM096 Zebra Leaf Aloe Aloe Ammophila
From Transvaal region, South Africa. Compact stemmless rosette in clumps with white translucent spots in the leaves lending to the name Zebra Leaf. Flowers are coral-red.

Package of 10 seeds $3.95

RHM121 Aloe Mixture
A very diverse mix of aloes, including Aloe vera.

50mg Package ( about 20 seeds ) $3.95

BM06 Coast Aloe Aloe traskii
Cold hardy to about 30 degress outside, makes a long live container plant inside in cooler climates. A tree-like succulent that grows to 10 feet with pale olive green leaves are recurved back to the trunk. The winter-blooming flowers are yellow with orange anthers which gives the flower a bicolored look. Native to sand dunes along the east coast of South Africa and is best grown in coastal areas. Also knowned as Sand or Dune Aloe.

Package of 20 seeds $2.95

3237 Mountain Aloe Aloe ferox
This is a hardy aloe from the mountains of northeast Africa, Arabia and Yemen. The green to off white flowers which appear in late summer are generally covered in thick wool. Its single rosette of pale greenish-gray leaves can be up to 2' tall and 4' across. It is sometimes call hairy green aloe, and it is the most densely woolly of the several hairy aloe species that grow in the vicinity of the Red Sea, hence its name 'tomentosa,' which means densely wooly.

Package of 10 seeds $1.95

3238 Aloe microstigma
These plants reach a height of about 60cm and usually occur singularly or in small groups. The leaves are arranged in rosettes and are blue-green but can turn reddish brown if suffering from environmental stress. Conspicuous white spots appear on the leaves, which contrast well with the reddish teeth along the margins. The plant usually produces two or three flowers simultaneously from May to July.

Package of 10 seeds $1.95

RHM134 Pachypodium Geayii
This species resembles P. lamerii to some extent but the trunk is a metallic grey and when grown in full sun the mid rib of the leaves become a handsome bright pink. The needle covered trunk is topped by thin grey-green leaves. The flowers are white.

Package of 5 seeds $3.95

IM100 Ice Plant ( Mesembryanthemum crystallinum )
Thick fleshy leaf painted with shimmering icy silver dots, for ornamental or herbal use, popular in rockery. Annual growing 5" tall, blooming in 10 weeks from seed.