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Every Agave variety, A to Z
The complete Agave list — all 90 varieties in the Sow catalog, alphabetically. For the ones gardeners actually plant most, start from the Agave hub instead.
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A12
- AgaveAgave americana
- AgaveAgave attenuata
- Agave FlexispinaAgave flexispina
- Agave Montana BaccaratAgave montana 'Baccarat'
- Agave OpalAgave americana 'Opal'
- Agave Palmeri Cutty SharkAgave palmeri 'Cutty Shark'
- Agave ParrasanaAgave parrasana
- Agave Pointed TravelerAgave x nickuilla 'Pointed Traveler'
- Agave PolianthifloraAgave polianthiflora
- American AgaveAgave x protamericana
- Arizona Star AgaveAgave weberi 'Arizona Star'
- Artichoke AgaveAgave parryi 'truncata'
B7
- Bed of Nails AgaveAgave parryi 'Bed of Nails'
- Big Blue AgaveAgave x protamericana 'Big Blue'
- Blue Glow AgaveAgave americana 'Blue Glow'
- Blue Ribbon AgaveAgave macroacantha 'Blue Ribbon'
- Blue Steel AgaveAgave protamericana 'Blue Steel'
- Boldingh's Agave 'Multicolor'Agave boldinghiana 'Multicolor'
- Butterfingers AgaveAgave salmiana 'Butterfingers'
C4
- ChahuiquiAgave multifilifera
- Cream Spike AgaveAgave applanata 'Cream Spike'
- Creme Brulee AgaveAgave guiengola 'Creme Brulee'
- Curved-Leaf Century PlantAgave striata 'falcata'
D1
- Desert AgaveAgave deserti
E2
- Espadina Form Narrow Leaf Century PlantAgave striata 'Espadina Form'
- Excelsior Huachuca AgaveAgave parryi 'huachucensis Excelsior'
F3
- Ferocious Century PlantAgave pseudoferox 'Bellville'
- Foxtail AgaveAgave attenuata
- Frosty Blue Whale's Tongue AgaveAgave ovatifolia 'Frosty Blue'
G9
- Garcia-Mendoza's AgaveAgave garciae-mendozae 'Valle de los Fantasmas form'
- Gentry's AgaveAgave gentryi
- Gentry's AgaveAgave macroculmis
- Gentry's Agave JawsAgave gentryi 'Jaws'
- Giant AgaveAgave salmiana var. ferox
- Golden Flower AgaveAgave chrysantha
- Goldstrike AgaveAgave lophantha 'Goldstrike'
- Green Goblet AgaveAgave x pseudoferox 'Green Goblet'
- Grey Gator AgaveAgave protamericana 'Grey Gator'
H2
- Havard's AgaveAgave havardiana
- Hedgehog AgaveAgave stricta
J1
- Joe Hoak AgaveAgave desmettiana 'Joe Hoak'
K4
- Kara's Stripes AgaveAgave attenuata 'Kara's Stripes'
- Kazo Bana Queen Victoria AgaveAgave victoriae-reginae 'Kazo Bana'
- King Ferdinand's AgaveAgave nickelsiae
- Koehres form Rough AgaveAgave asperrima 'Koehres form'
L3
- Lechuguilla AgaveAgave lechuguilla
- Lemon Lime AgaveAgave x protamericana 'Lemon Lime'
- Logan Calhoun AgaveAgave x pseudoferox 'Logan Calhoun'
M7
- Marshmallow Cream AgaveAgave americana 'Marshmallow Cream'
- McKelvey's AgaveAgave mckelveyana
- Mediopicta Alba AgaveAgave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'
- Mexican Giant AgaveAgave salmiana
- Mitis Agave 'General Zaragoza'Agave mitis 'General Zaragoza'
- Mojave AgaveAgave schidigera 'Copola'
- Mountain AgaveAgave montana
N1
- Narrow Leaf Century PlantAgave striata
O1
- Octopus AgaveAgave vilmoriniana
P5
- Palmer Agave RubyAgave palmeri 'Ruby'
- Palmer's AgaveAgave palmeri
- Parry's AgaveAgave parryi
- Parry's Agave Chihuahua formAgave parryi 'Chihuahua form'
- Parry's Agave NeomexicanaAgave parryi 'neomexicana'
Q4
- Quadricolor AgaveAgave lophantha 'Quadricolor'
- Queen of White Thread AgaveAgave schidigera 'Shiraito no Ōhi'
- Queen Victoria AgaveAgave victoriae-reginae
- Queen Victoria Agave 'Indonesian Gold'Agave victoriae-reginae 'Indonesian Gold'
R2
- Raea's Gold AgaveAgave attenuata 'Raea's Gold'
- Rough AgaveAgave asperrima
S12
- Schott's Century PlantAgave schottii
- Shadow Dancer MangaveAgave romanii 'Shadow Dancer'
- Silver Anniversary AgaveAgave mitis 'Silver Anniversary'
- Silver Surfer AgaveAgave x protamericana 'Silver Surfer'
- Sisal Agave Vegas StripAgave sisalana 'Vegas Strip'
- Slimfoot Century PlantAgave gracilipes
- Small-flowered AgaveAgave parviflora 'flexiflora'
- Smallflower AgaveAgave parviflora
- Sotol AgaveAgave dasylirioides
- Squid AgaveAgave bracteosa
- Stained Glass AgaveAgave vilmoriniana 'Stained Glass'
- Sunspot Parry's AgaveAgave parryi 'Sunspot'
T4
- Thread-leaf AgaveAgave schidigera 'Durango Delight'
- Thread-leaf AgaveAgave schidigera
- Toumey's AgaveAgave toumeyana
- Toumeya Agave BellaAgave toumeyana 'bella'
U1
- Utah Agave KaibabensisAgave utahensis 'kaibabensis'
V4
- Vanzie Whale's Tongue AgaveAgave ovatifolia 'Vanzie'
- Variegated Century PlantAgave cornelius
- Variegated Dwarf Butterfly AgaveAgave isthmensis 'Ohi Raijin Fukurin Nishiki'
- Victoria's AgaveAgave victoriae-reginae 'Compacta'
W1
- Whale's Tongue AgaveAgave ovatifolia
Agave list questions
How many Agave varieties are there?
The Sow catalog tracks 90 distinct Agave varieties, all listed above. The wider genus is larger still — this is what is actually available and documented well enough to grow from, rather than every name ever published.
Which Agave varieties are most popular?
The genus hub ranks them by how many gardeners actually save and plant each one, which is a better reliability signal. This page is the complete list in alphabetical order instead — useful when you already know the variety name you are looking for.
Why do two entries have the same name?
Some Agave varieties are sold under the same common name by different nurseries, or a cultivar shares a name with the species it came from. Both records are kept and shown with their botanical names so you can tell them apart, rather than one being silently hidden.
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