DESERT

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

PRICE STRUCTURE

There are 4 levels, the higher the level the more costly and or more time consuming the plant is to breed.

For more details go to the Nuts & Bolts button

MAIL ORDER

All mail order prices include the post and packing, so the price you see is the price you pay, 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. Minimum order £10.00

EXPLANATIONS

USDA zones are zones of minimum average winter temperatures, roughly speaking any plant with a number 7 or less is hardy pretty well anywhere in the UK, zone 8 is hardy but some plants may need some winter protection in particularly cold or exposed places, zone 9 can be grown in coastal or urban situations and with a lot of winter protection, zone 10 need coddling

CODES 

Aciphylla Aurea
Evergreen "Bayonet Grass" from alpine meadows in New Zealand, flowers summer and gets 3' by 3', full sun, slow growing and vicious
USDA zone 5    2 Litre, nursery price £6.00   LEVEL2    HOT                              Mail order cost inc p&p £9.00     

Aciphyla Glaucascens
Evergreen of alpine stony areas in New Zeakand, flowers white in summer and gets 3' by 3', full sun and well drained, slow
USDA zone 7    2 Litre, nursery price £6.00    LEVEL2    HOT                             Mail order cost inc p&p £9.00  

Aeonium Hierrense
Evergreen "El Hierro Houseleek" grows in rocky areas in El Hierro (Canaries), flowers once, grows 3' tall by 2' sunny but well drained site, winter protection
USDA zone 9    3 Litre, nursery price £7.00    LEVEL2     HOT                             Mail order cost inc p&p £11.50     

Agave Americana
Evergreen from central American desert, flowers once and grows 6' tall by 10' wide, full sun well drained soil, may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8/9     20 Litre, nursery price £26.00    LEVEL2     HOT     picture     Mail order cost inc p&p £41.00   

Agave Americana Variegata
As above
USDA zone 8/9      20 Litre, nursery price £26.00    LEVEL2      HOT                   Mail order  cost inc p&p £41.00    

Agave Asperrima ssp Madarense
Evergreen "Rough Agave" of open ground in Coahuila Mexico, flowers summer and gets 3' by 4' wide, full sun very well drained soil
USDA zone 8    7.5Litre, nursery price £15.00    LEVEL3    HOT                          Mail order not yet available  

Agave Attenuata
Details soon

Agave Durangensis
Evergreen from rocky ground in Zacatas and Durango (Mexico), gets 4' tall by 6', flowers summer, full sun and very well drained soil, may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8    7.5 litre, nursery price £15.00    LEVEL3    HOT                          Mail order not yet available

Agave Filifera
Evergreen "Thread Leaf Agave" of sandy areas in east Mexico, flowers summer and grows 1' tall by 2' wide, full sun very well drained site, may need a bit of winter protection
USDA zone 8      2 Litre, nursery price £8.00    LEVEL3      HOT                           Mail order cost inc p&p £11.00  

Agave Flexispina
Evergreen from upland scrub in Chihuahua (Mexico), flowers summer and gets 1' tall by 2' across, full sun and very well drained spot
USDA zone 7     4 Litre, nursery price £13.00    LEVEL3    HOT                           Mail order not yet available

Agave Horrida ssp Horrida
Evergreen "Mexcalmet" from upland scrub in central Mexico, flowers summer and gets 2' by 2', full sun very well drained. may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8     2 Litre, nursery price £8.00    LEVEL3    HOT                              Mail order not yet available

Agave Maximilliana
Evergreen found in stony alpine woodsfrom Jalisco to Zacatas (Mexico), flowers summer and grows 2' tall by 3', full sun very well drained, may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8/9    2 Litre, nursery price £8.00    LEVEL3    HOT                            Mail order not yet available                  don't  

Agave Montana
Evergreen from Le Pana (Mexico) in mountain woodland gets 4' tall by 5', summer flowering and sunny site, the ultimate hardy agave
USDA zone 8     4 Litre, nursery price £12.00    LEVEL3                                         Mail order cost inc p&p £18.00  

Agave Ovatifolia
Evergreen "Whales Tongue" from open ground and scrub in northern Mexico, flowers summer and gets 5' tall by 6', full sun and very well drained soil
USDA zone 8    4 Litre, nursery price £12.00    LEVEL3    HOT                            Mail order cost inc p&p £18.00 

Agave Parryii
"Mescal" evergreen from north Mexico to southwest USA, growing in stony mountain scrub, gets 4' tall by 6' and flowers summer, full sun very well drained soil
USDA zone 8    7.5 Litre, nursery price £15.00      LEVEL3    HOT    picture         Mail order not yet available

Agave Salmiana
Evergreen of open ground in Tehuacan (Mexico), flowers summer, and gets 6' tall by 12' wide, full sun and very well drained, may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8    20 Litre, nursery price £26.00     LEVEL2    HOT    picture             Mail order cost inc p&p £41.00  

Agave Salmiana var Crassispina
As above but from Zacatan instead
USDA zone 8/9    20 Litre, nursery price £26.00    LEVEL2    HOT                         Mail order not yet available                don't  

Agave Shrevei ssp Magna
Evergreen from sparse alpine woodland in Chihuahua (Mexico), flowers summer and gets 4' tall by 6', sunny site very well drained, may need a bit of shelter
USDA zone 8    7.5 Litre, nursery price £15.00    LEVEL2    HOT                            Mail order not yet available

Agave Stricta
Evergreen "Hedgehog" grows on open desert flats in Puebla (Mexico), flowers summer and gets 1' x 1', full sun very well drained, may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8/9    2 Litre, nursery price £8.00    LEVEL3    HOT                              Mail order not yet available   don't  

Agave Xylocantha
Evergreen of dry decidous forest in central Mexico, flowers summer and gets 3' tall by 4', sunny site very well drained, may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8/9    7.5 Litre, nursery price £15.00     LEVEL3    HOT                        Mail order not yet available

Aloe Broomii
Evergreen "Bergalwyn" of dry scrubby slopes in South Africa, flowers orangish in summer and grows 5' tall by 3', full sun and well drained soil, winter protection
USDA zone 8/9    3 Litre, nursery price £9.00    LEVEL3     HOT                            Mail order cost inc p&p £15.00    

Mail order not yet available    don't    

Aloe Ecklonis
From rocky areas and scrub in South Africa, flowers summer and gets 12"+ by 12"+, needs full sun and very well drained soil
USDA zone 7    2 Litre, nursery price £8.00    LEVEL3     HOT    picture              Mail order not yet available        don't  

Aloe Reitzii
Grows in South African desert, flowers summer, 12" high by 18" needs full sun and very well drained, possibly a bit of winter protection also.
USDA zone 8    2 Litre, nursery price £8.00    LEVEL3    HOT                              Mail order not yet available

Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00   

Aloe Vera
Evergreen from northern African desert, flowers yellow in summer, and grows 2' to 3' tall by 2' wide, clump forming, full sun and very well drained, needs winter protection
USDA zone 9    4 Litre, nursery price £10.00    LEVEL2    HOT                          Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00  

Aloe Yavallana
Evergreen of desert scrub in South Africa, flowers white in summer and grows to 6' tall by 45' across, full sun, well drained soil, keep dry in winter
USDA zone 9    4 Litre, nursery price £10.00    LEVEL 2     HOT                        Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00  

Anizoganthus Flavidus
Evergreen "Tall Kangeroo Paw", growing in heathland and sandy plains in Australia, flowering late summer and gets 3' tall by 1' across, full sun and well drained soil, may need some winter protection
USDA zone 8/9     4 Litre, nursery price £10.00     picture     LEVEL2      HOT       Mail order cost inc p&p £15.00  

Mail order cost inc p&p £9.00  

          Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00   

Evergreen "Barrens Claw Flower" grows in rocky areas of west Australia, flowers summer and is between 2' to 4' by 2' to 4', needs full sun and poor well drained soil, needs some winter protection but does best in containers.
USDA zone 8      4 Litre, nursery price £10.00    LEVEL2    HOT                         Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00    

      Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00  

Crassula Setulosa
Evergreen "Furry Crassula" of stony grassland in South Africa, flowers white in summer and grows 1/2" tall by 12" across, full sun, well drained
USDA zone 7     2 litre, nursery price £5.50    LEVEL1    HOT                           Mail order cost inc p&p £8.50     

Evergreen from dry hillsides and ravines in northeast Mexico, gats 10' tall by 8' wide and needs full sun and well drained soil, these are seed raised
USDA zone 8     4 Litre, nursery price £12.00    LEVEL 3     HOT                      Mail order cost inc p&p £18.00   

Mail order cost inc p&p £8.50   

Delosperma Nubigenum
"Yellow Ice Plant" evergreen and from desert scrub in South Africa, flowers summer and gets 2" tall by 8" wide, sunny and well drained. mat forming
USDA zone 8    0.3 Litre, nursery price £2.00    LEVEL1    HOT                         Mail order cost inc p&p £2.50   

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Dianella Tasmanica
Evergreen "Blue Flax-Lily" from sandy rocky areas in southeast Australia, flowers summer and grows 3' tall by 1' wide, sunny site well drained soil
USDA zone 8      4 Litre, nursery price £10.00    LEVEL2                                      Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00   

      Mail order cost inc p&p £8.00   

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Echeveria Albicans

    Mail order cost inc p&p £5.00  

Evergreen of alpine rocky outcrops in Northern Mexico, flowers pinkish in summer, grows 2" tall by 10" wide, full sun and very well drained, winter protection
USDA zone 9    2 Litre, nursery price £6.00    LEVEL1    HOT                              Mail order cost inc p&p £9.00  

Echeveria Peacockii
Evergreen from Mexican desert, flowers summer and gets 2" tall by 6", full sun very well drained soil, will need some winter protection
USDA zone 9    1 Litre, nursery price £3.50    LEVEL1    HOT                             Mail order cost inc p&p £5.00   

    LEVEL2    HOT                        Mail order not yet available               don't  

Furcraea Longaeva
Evergreen of sandy scrub in south Mexico, flowers late summer and grows 3' tall by 5. wide, full sun well drained soil, will need some winter protection, incredibly tall flower spike
USDA zone 9       7.5 Litre, nursery price £13.00    LEVEL2    HOT                     Mail order cost inc p&p £25.00   

, nursery price £15.00    LEVEL2    HOT                          Mail order cost inc p&p £27.00    

, nursery price £5.50     LEVEL1    HOT                          Mail order cost inc p&p £8.50       

Greenovia Aurea
Evergreen "Canary Golden Mountain Rose" from alpine rock crevices in the Gran Canaries, flowers summer and gets 4" tall by 10" across, sun to part shade, very well drained, will need some winter protection
USDA zone 8/9    1 Litre, nursery price £3.50    LEVEL2    HOT                        Mail order cost inc p&p £5.00  

Evergreen "Red Yucca" grows in desert and scrub from Texas to North Mexico, gets 3' high by 4' wide, full sun and well drained soil
USDA zone 5      4 Litre, nursery price £10.00    LEVEL2    HOT                          Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00      

Shrub from desert in west Mexico, flowering pink in summer and growing to 15' tall by 10', full sun, well drained, winter protection
USDA zone 10    7.5 Litre, nursery price £12.00    LEVEL 2     HOT                    Mail order cost inc p&p £24.00   

Lampranthus Brownii
Evergreen of dry sandy areas in South Africa, flowers all summer and grows 2" tall by18" wide, full sun well drained soil, dry in winter
USDA zone 8       1 Litre, nursery price £3.00    LEVEL1     HOT                         Mail order cost inc p&p £4.50   

Mail order cost inc p&p £4.50  

Leymus Arenarius
Of sand dunes in north and west Europe, flowers summer and grows 2' to 4' tall by 2'+ wide, full sun and well drained soil
USDA zone 4     2 Litre, nursery price £5.50    LEVEL1    HOT   BEACH            Mail order cost inc p&p £8.50   

Maihuenii Poepigii
Evergreen and growing in high altitude desert in south Chile and south Argentina, flowers summer and gets 3" tall by 12" across, full sun and as dry as posible
USDA zone 5    1 Litre, nursery price £4.00    LEVEL3    HOT                              Mail order cost inc p&p £5.50   

Nolina Nelsonii
Evergreen "Blue Nolina" from desert scrub in Tamaulipas (Mexico), flowers cream in summer and grows slowly to 12' tall by 6' wide, full sun, well drained dislikes winter wet
USDA zone 8     7.5 Litre, nursery price £13.00    LEVEL2    HOT                        Mail order cost inc p&p £25.00   

Ochogavia Rosea
Evergreen growing in rocky scrub in Chile, flowers late summer and gets 2' tall by 4' wide, full sun, well drained, tight clump forming
USDA zone 8    4 Litre, nursery price £10.00    LEVEL2    HOT                          Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00  

Opuntia Polycantha
Evergreen of dry areas from Canada to north Mexico, flowers summer and grows 3' tall by 2' wide, full sun very well drained soil, variable plant
USDA zone 3    3 Litre, nursery price £7.00     LEVEL2     HOT     picture            Mail order cost inc p&p £11.50   

Penstemon Heterophyllus Zuriblau
Semi-evergreen "Foothill Penstemon", found on dry coastal hills in California , flowers summer and gets 20" tall by 15" across, full sun well drained
USDA zone 7    2 Litre, nursery price £5.50    LEVEL1    HOT    COAST             Mail order cost inc p&p £8.50   

Phoenix Canariensis
Evergreen "Canary Island Date" growing in woodland and srub in the Canaries, flowers summer and gets to 50' tall by 40' wide, best in sunny sheltered site
USDA zone 8   25 Litre, nursery price £26.00   LEVEL2     HOT                           Mail order cost inc p&p £41.00  

Ptilotus Exaltatus
Evergreen "Pink Mulla Mulla" from sandy plains in central Australia, flowers early summer onwards, grows 2' by 2', full sun very well drained soil, probably short lived, just about impossible to breed but incredibly fast growing and very heavily flowering
USDA zone 7    4 Litre, nursery price £12.00    picture    LEVEL4    HOT               Mail order not yet available

Puya Berteroana
The evergreen "Sheepkiller" growing on dry hillsides in Chile, flowers summer gets 12' high by 4' across, needs full sun and well drained soil, needs some winter protection, spectacular, if you have ever met one you'll know why it kills sheep, vicious little sod.
USDA zone 8/9    7.5 Litre, nursery price £13.00    LEVEL2    HOT                      Mail order cost inc p&p £25.00  

Puya Coerulae
Evergreen "Sheep Killer" of woody scrub in central Chile, flowers summer and gets 6' by 6', full sun very well drained soil, will need some winter shelter
USDA zone 8    7.5 Litre, nursery price £13.00    LEVEL2    HOT                         Mail order cost inc p&p £25.00   

Puya Chilensis
As above but to 15' high by 7' wide
USDA zone 9     7.5 Litre, nursery price £13.00    LEVEL2    HOT                        Mail order cost inc p&p £25.00  

Mail order cost inc p&p £16.00