An amazingly choice and heat-tolerant plant with very large, brilliant yellow, purple-eyed flowers. Although a perennial shrub in warmer climes, this plant is best grown in a large pot or sheltered garden elsewhere. ... Learn More

An ideal and unusual addition for the warm or hot exotic garden, this tree, whilst still leafless, has up to 20 dense heads of attractive and unusual reddish-green to orange flowers hanging from the branch ends and dripping nectar. Finally the fruits, elongated and flattened pods appear. ... Learn More

Racemes of greenish yellowish flower grow in dense drooping rat-tail flower heads, almost like catkins. Later, the curved hanging pods, with a bulge opposite each seed, split open into two twisted halves, to reveal the hard, scarlet seeds. The beautiful seeds have long been used as beads for jewellery, and in India they have been used as units of weight for fine gold from historic times because the seeds have almost almost identical weights. The Malay name for the tree, saga, has been traced to the Arabic for 'goldsmith'. This tree is also used for making soap, and a red dye can be obtained ... Learn More

This mid-sized, slender, aromatic, gum-bearing tree has branches clad in leaves with three leaflets and greenish white, sweetly scented flowers, that finally transform into the amazing smooth-shelled "bael fruit" that can be eaten either fresh or dried and tastes of marmalade, although it actually smells of roses! Sacred by Hindus, it is known to produce one of the most commonly used fruits in Ayurvedic treatments as well as other traditional systems of medicine. In the traditional Newari culture of Nepal, this tree is part of a girls fertility ritual known as the Bel baha. Girls are "married" ... Learn More

This superb, sizeable agave, from Tolimán, north of Mexico City, has distinctive and exceptionally attractive, broad, pale blue leaves. In open ground it can finally reach a diameter of up to 4 m (13 ft), but will stay much smaller in a suitable container. Easy to germinate, it is also robust, fast growing, and is perfect for dry or drought conditions, even making a striking house plant, and can even be grown outside in milder climates. ... Learn More

A fantastic, rare, succulent agave, native to the Durango region of Mexico, where the greyish-blue rosette of agave spikes have attractive spines, growing very large in the dry and warm desert. This valuable sub-species, which can produce many basal "babies", can be extremely hardy compared to many other Agaves. ... Learn More

One of the most attractive and popular agaves, this rare species, native to the plateaux of central west Mexico, is famous as one of the unarmed agaves. Unlike the other spiky agaves, it has very wide, unarmed, fleshy and soft, pale green to blue green leaves. Adult plants finally produce an absolutely enormous striking curved yellow flower, which towers upwards before bending over, the tip often reaching the ground. An incredibly majestic plant, the flowering rosette usually dies away, but numerous small offsets usually form on the old stem. It has always been popular as an ornamental plant ... Learn More

The distinguishing features of this stunning agave variety are both the powdery-blue colour of the broad leaves tipped with black spikes, and the spectacular size of the broad, ovate and fleshy leaves. The overall appearance is a dense, round ball. This rarely-seen sub-species of agave was discovered in the northeast of Mexico under the canopy of pine forests. ... Learn More

This attractive, small-to-medium-sized agave has numerous, unusually-narrow, widely-flared, bluish-green succulent spears. Usually growing to no more than 90cm or so, this rarely-seen sub-species from South-East Mexico is perfect for a smaller garden or a container. ... Learn More

This rare sub-species of Agave has unusually round, almost tubular, pale-green and cream bicoloured succulent spears, in a dense cluster atop a slender trunk. Indeed, when fully grown it is often mistaken for Yucca aloifolia! The ends of the leaves are adorned with striking black spikes, forming a formidable living fence when it grows in dense colonies at altitude in the states of Oaxaca, Puebla and Veracruz. It is also a principle source of raw material for the distillation of mezcal! ... Learn More

A rare, spectacular form of Agave kerchovei producing a large rosette of pointed, sword shaped leaves with teeth along their margins and a terminal spine. The foliage is green when young and develops a brilliant red hue with maturity. Flowers appear on a tall stalk above the rosette. Happy in either a full sun or part shade position, it is a wonderful feature for rockery or landscape gardens. Can be grown in a large pot to ensure perfect foliage...... ... Learn More

A superb, very-rarely-seen, medium sized agave, the rosettes of which ultimately form incredible spherical 60-120cm balls of countless, needle-like, densely packed slender spears. Native to limited areas in the Puebla region of Mexico, just south east of Mexico City, it is easy to cultivate, and relatively hardy to moderate frost and drought. ... Learn More

Surely one of the neatest and most diminutive of this race, this tiny agave, with delicate, slender, green or bluish-green foliage, looks just like a miniature firework of succulent leaves. A wonderful addition to any rockery or gravel garden, this rare variety was discovered in the slightly more humid forest of central Mexico between 450 and 1500 m (1500 and 5000 ft.) Consequently, it is happy in areas of high rainfall in summer. ... Learn More

A very rare and unusual agave with striking, broad and thick, paddle-shaped, silvery, powdery leaves. The rosette is more compact than other varieties of agave, growing to a maximum of 3ft (1m) however this does not detract from its superb ornamental qualities. Will thrive in any well drained and sunny spot, even tolerating mild frost. It can also make the ultimate display specimen in a large pot. This fantastic variety was discovered along the boundary between Puebla and Oaxaca in southern-central Mexico. ... Learn More

A beautifully compact variety of agave with many thin and densely packed dark green leaves. The crown has very few or no teeth, and is striking with its numerous spiralling leaves. Another rare and exclusive variety, which was first discovered at altitude between southwestern Puebla and northwestern Oaxaca, thus it tolerates light frost and drought. ... Learn More