An encyclopedia of popular agave varieties with characteristics, cold hardiness, growth rate, and price ranges for each.
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An encyclopedia of popular agave varieties with characteristics, cold hardiness, growth rate, and price ranges for each.
Over 300 agave species exist, and popularity has surged recently, especially for Titanota varieties. Here are the most popular cultivars.
Titanota Hakugei (White Whale)
- Features: Thick white serrations and powerful presence. Fleshy leaves with a rugged form
- Viewing highlights: Whiteness and thickness of serrations. Compact forms are preferred
- Cold hardiness: Down to about 5°C
- Price range: Medium to high (varies greatly by size and selection grade)
Titanota Red Cat Weezle
- Features: Reddish leaf coloring is distinctive. Serrations also take on red-brown tones
- Viewing highlights: Intensity of red tones and leaf compactness
- Cold hardiness: Down to about 5°C
- Price range: Medium to high
Oteroi
- Features: Close relative of Titanota but tends larger. Wild, rugged form is the appeal
- Viewing highlights: Impact of large mature plants and rough serrations
- Cold hardiness: Down to about 5°C
- Price range: Seedlings are affordable. Selected plants are expensive
Horrida
- Features: Thin leaves with sharp serrations in uniform spacing. Tight, sharp form
- Viewing highlights: Serration uniformity and leaf tightness
- Cold hardiness: Down to about 0°C (hardier than Titanota)
- Price range: Relatively affordable
Queen Victoria Agave (Agave victoriae-reginae)
- Features: Elegant white-edged leaves unfurling in a spherical form
- Viewing highlights: Clarity of white markings and form symmetry
- Cold hardiness: Down to about 0°C
- Price range: Affordable to medium
Parryi Truncata
- Features: Compact rounded form. Blue-gray leaf color is beautiful
- Viewing highlights: Round leaf form and blue-tinted coloring
- Cold hardiness: Down to about -10°C (very hardy)
- Price range: Affordable to medium
Utahensis Eborispina
- Features: Impressively long white spines on this North American species. Extremely cold-hardy
- Viewing highlights: Length and beauty of white terminal spines
- Cold hardiness: Down to about -15°C (outdoor overwintering possible in many areas)
- Price range: Medium
Titanota FO-076
- Features: Popular numbered clone from a specific Mexican locality. Thick serrations and fleshy leaves
- Viewing highlights: Serration shape and overall balance
- Cold hardiness: Down to about 5°C
- Price range: Medium to high
Benefits of Purchasing on Bri-Choku
On Bri-Choku, you can purchase directly from agave specialists.
- Domestic seedlings: Find healthy seedlings grown in Japanese conditions
- Confirm rooting status: Directly verify root condition and management info
- Rare varieties: Collector cultivars at breeder prices
- Care support: Consult specialists directly about management