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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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
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



Echeveria Albicans

Echeveria Black
Prince
Evergreen of garden origin and rocky
scrub habitat, flowers red in late summer, grows 4" tall by 12"
across,full sun and very well drained, will need winter protection
USDA zone 9 2 Litre, nursery price £6.00
LEVEL2
HOT
Mail order cost inc p&p
£9.00
Echeveria Cante
Evergreen
from
alpine
desert
in
Mexican
Zacatecas, flowers orange in summer and grows 1' by
1', full sun very well drained, winter shelter
USDA zone 9 4 Litre, nuresery price £15.00
LEVEL 4 HOT picture Mail order not yet available
Echeveria
Duchess of
Nuremberg
Evergreen
of
rocky
scrub
in
Mexico,
flowers
summer
and
gets
4"
tall
by
6"
across,
full
sun
very
well
drained,
will
need
winter
protection
USDA zone 9 2 Litre,
nursery price
£6.00 LEVEL2
HOT
Mail order not yet
available
Echeveria
Elegans
Evergreen
"Mexican
Gem"
of
rocky
scrub
in
Mexico,
flowers
summer
onwards,
2"
tall
by
8"
across,
clump
forming,
sunny
site
well
drained,
may
need
some
winter
protection
USDA zone 8 1
Litre,
nursery price £3.50
LEVEL1 HOT
picture
Mail
order cost inc p&p
£5.00
Echinopsis Chiloensis
Evergreen of
low altitude desert in Chile, flowers white in summer and grows fro 18'
to 25' tall by4' wide, full sun and very well drained, needs winter
protection
USDA zone9 4 Litre, nursery price £12.00
LEVEL3 HOT
Mail order cost inc p&p
£18.00
Echium Wildprettii
Evergreen
"Tower of Jewels" from alpine areas in Tenerife, flowers once, red in
summer, and gets to 8' tall by 3' wide, full sun dry and well drained,
winter cover
USDA zone 9 3 Litre, nursery price £7.00
LEVEL2 HOT
Mail order cost inc
p&p £11.5.00 
Erepsia Lacera
Evergreen from
rocky alpine slopes in South Africa, pink flowers in summer, grows 18"
tall by 12" and likes full sun and well drained soil
USDA zone 8 2 Litre , nursery price £6.00 LEVEL
2 HOT
Mail order cost inc p&p
£9.00
Eryngium Maritinum
"Sea
Holly"
from
sand
dunes
in
the
coasts
of
west
Europe,
flowering
summer
and
gets
2'
tall
by
1'
across,
full
sun
and
well
drained
soil
USDA zone
5
2 Litre,
nursery price £6.00 LEVEL2
HOT BEACH
Mail
order cost inc p&p £9.00 
Fascicularia Bicolour
Evergreen from
coastal scrub in
chile, flowers late summer
and gets 3' by 3' across, full sun and well drained position, quite a
stunner when in flower
USDA zone
8 4 Litre,
nursery price £10.00
LEVEL2
HOT
Mail order cost inc
p&p £16.00
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








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
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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
Ruschia Putterlili
Evergreen of
dry areas in South Africa, flowers pink in summer and gets 6" by 6",
full sun, well drained
USDA zone 7 2 Litre, nursery price £6.00
LEVEL2 HOT
Mail order cost inc p&p
£9.00

Scaevola Crassifolia
Evergreen from coastal dunes in
Australia, flowers summer and gets 12"
tall by 36" across, full sun and sandy soil and a fair amount of winter
protection
USDA zone
9 2 Litre, nursery price £6.00
LEVEL2
HOT
Mail
order
cost
inc
p&p
£9.00


Washingtonia Filifera
Evergreen "Desert Fan Palm" from
southeast USA growing by desert
springs and streams,flowers summer and grows to 70' tall by 20' wide,
full sun and well drained and sheltered site especially when young
USDA zone 8/9 20 litre,
nursery price £30.00
LEVEL2
HOT
Mail
order cost inc p&p £45.00
Washingtonia Robusta
Evergreen "Thread Palm" of coastal
woodland in California and northwest
Mexico, flowers summer and grows to 80' tall by 12' wide, full sun and
well drained soil, keep sheltered especially when young
USDA zone 8/9 20
Litre, nursery price £30.00
LEVEL2
HOT
Mail
order
ncost
inc
p&p
£45.00
Xanthorrhea Australis
Evergreen "Grass Tree" of sandy
heaths in Australia, flowers autumn and
grows to 10' tall by 5' wide, full sun and very well drained soil,
shelterd spot, slow growing but fire tolerant, also needs to send its
roots out for miles so actually forms a big plant if planted out quite
quickly 3 to 4 years although a trunk will form 20 years later, however
does not like being dug up which is why the very expensive ones you
used to buy in garden centres quite often died
USDA zone 8
4 Litre, nursery price £12.00
LEVEL3 HOT
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Xanthorrhea Preissii
Evergreen "Black Boy" of scrubland in southeast Australia, flowers
summer and reaches 10' by 4' wide, full sun and well drained soil, may
need some winter protection
USDA zone 8
4 Litre, nursery price £12.00 LEVEL3
HOT
Mail
order
cost
inc
p&p
£18.00

Yucca Aloifolia
The evergreen "Spanish Bayonet"
comes from southeast USA, Mexico and
the West Indies, grows in desert and plains, flowers summer and grows
to 20' tall by 10' wide, full sun and well drained, slow growing and
very dangerous spines.
USDA zone 8 7.5
Litre, nursery price £13.00
LEVEL2
HOT
picture
Mail
order cost inc p&p £25.00

Yucca Aloifolia Purpurea
As above
USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre, nursery price £13.00
LEVEL2
HOT
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Yucca Faxoniana
Evergreen of
sandy scrub in Texas and North mexico, flowers white in summer and
grows to 18' tall by 4' wide, full sun and well drained soil
USDA zone 6 10 Litre, nursery price £15.00
LEVEL2
HOT
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done
Yucca Filamentosa
Evergreen "Adams Needle" from east
USA growing in desert and plains,
flowers summer gets 4' high by 3', clump forming, not good in pots,
Full sun
USDA zone 7
7.5 Litre, nursery price £11.00
LEVEL1
HOT
Mail order cost inc p&p
£23.00
Yucca
Filifera
Evergreen fo rocky desert slopes in
north eastern Mexico, flowers
summer and gets 25' tall by 10', full sun very well drained soil, may
need a bit of winter protection
USDA zone 8 20
Litre, nursery price £26.00
LEVEL2 HOT
Mail
order cost inc p&p £41.00
Yucca Gloriosa
Evergreen "Spanish Dagger" of sandy
plains from North Carolina to
Florida, flowers summer grows 8' tall to 6' wide, full sun and well
drained soil
USDA zone 8
7.5 Litre, nursery price
£13.00 LEVEL2 HOT
Mail
order cost inc p&p £25.00
Yucca
Gloriosa
Variegata
As above
USDA zone 8 7.5 Litre,
nursery price £13.00 LEVEL2
HOT
Mail order
not yet available