Mail Order Catalog Fall 2010 - Cistus Nursery

Agave 'Blue Glow'
Handsome, small agave, its stiff leaves -- 1-1.5" wide, blue-green with red margins edged with yellow and a red
terminal spine -- are particularly lovely when backlit. Plants are small, 1-2 ft tall and wide at maturity. This hybrid
between A. ocahui and A. attenuata, created by Kelly Griffin, is solitary, enjoying full sun, good drainage, and
little summer water. Frost hardy to at least 15F, mid USDA zone 8 --- always with good drainage -- and possibly
lower.
$17.00
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Agave bracteosa ‘Calamar’ solitary candelabrum agave
Selected by Pat McNeal, this is a non-clumping form of the species, still resembling a bromeliad with lax,
spineless leaves that are, in this form, consistently blue-tinted. As with the species, polycarpic and rare in
cultivation. Often found clinging to cliff sides, these plants love the cool summer nights of the Northwest. Half
sun, well-drained soil, and only occasional summer water. Frost hardy to 10F, USDA zone 8.
$16.00
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Agave bracteosa 'Monterrey Frost' monterrey frost century plant
A rare form of A. bracteosa, only recently available to the public, but high on the agave lovers "want" list for
some time. Plants eventually reach 1 ft tall x 1.5 ft wide with leaves that can either be described as green with
wide white margins or white with a green stripe down the middle -- both are true. Offsets occasionally in
maturity. Prefers lean soil that drains well and protection from the hottest sun, so light dappled shade or
afternoon shade. Frost hardy in USDA zone 8. Lovely in a container.
$24.00
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Agave ‘Burnt Burgundy’
Probable hybrid of A. victoriae-reginae and A. pelona, from Gregg Star who chose it for its unusual, smooth,
burgundy-tinted leaves with dark margins. Small, to only a 1 ft to 18", and slowly clumping in full to part sun.
Frost hardy so far to a little under 20F, just below USDA zone 9, in our now Eucalyptus-shaded agave patch, but
a fine pot specimen in colder climates. Eucalyptus mulch optional.
$16.00
$16.00
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* Agave chrysantha 'Blue Streak'
A new Cistus introduction. Found near the Barnhard Trail in central Arizona, where diversity among the species
if common. This form had the unusual habit of sending out colonies of young plants, each a rather pale,
jaw-dropping, almost celadon blue. Given the habitat and this plant's situation in a northern aspect, we expect
tolerance for anything we throw at it and others of its ilk. To about 5 ft x 5 ft with narrow, banded leaves. Prefers
decent drainage, as one would expect, and winter drought. Happy with fairly generous summer water to push it
along. Frost hardy, we believe, to between 0 and 10F, USDA zone 7, and possibly tougher.
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Agave felgeri mescalito
Named for friend and botanist, Richard Felger, and found by him as well inhabiting dry, stony hills of western
Sonora, this rare, A. parviflora relative has more robust leaves and rosettes. Triangular, gray-green leaves adorned
with white markings and abundant cobweb-like filifers form clumps of multiple rosettes to no more than 8" tall.
Happy in garden situations if provided excellent drainage and a fine pot specimen as well. Frost hardy to between
15 and 20F, mid to upper USDA zone 8, the drier the better.
$16.00
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