Creekside Nursery

Hardy Agave
Latin Name: Agave gentryi ‘Jaws’
Height: 3-4 feet
Width: 4-6 feet
Pot Size: 4” Pots/18 Flat, 5 Gallon
Annual or Perennial: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Hardiness Zone#: 7 to 10
Mature Size: 4-6 feet
Habitat: Plant in shade, especially in hotter climates
Description:
Agave gentryi is a medium-sized rosette-forming succulent with glossy apple green leaves to 4 feet tall by 6 feet wide. This solitary growing plant has strong bud imprints and large teats and teeth along the leaf margin with the leaves folding together distinctively to resemble a mouth full of teeth, hence the name ‘Jaws’.

Fatal Attraction Century Plant
Latin Name: Agave funkiana
Pot Size: 4” Pots/18 Flat
Annual or Perennial: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full sun to part shade
Flower Description: Pale green
Hardiness Zone#: 9a to 11
Mature Size: 2 feet
Habitat: Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Description:
’Fatal Attraction’ has narrow dark green leaves with a lighter central mid-stripe.

Agave Burnt Burgundy
Latin Name: Agave ‘Burnt Burgundy’
Pot Size: 5 Gallon
Evergreen or Deciduous?: Evergreen
Annual or Perennial: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Hardiness Zone#: 7 to 9
Mature Size: 12-15 inches
Description:
This charming agave hybrid was selected by agave expert Greg Starr for its nice blue-gray leaves with a sharp burgundy edge. slowly offsetting. Hardy to 20º F. A nice container plant.

Sedum Lineare Variegatum
Latin Name: Sedum lineare 'Variegatum'
Pot Size: 4.5” Pots/12 Flat
Annual or Perennial: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Flower Description: Yellow (Blooms are poisonous)
Hardiness Zone#: 5 to 9
Bloom Period: Late Spring to Early Summer
Habitat: Deer & rabbit resistant. Drought, heat, humidity and pollution tolerant.
Description:
A superb, slow-growing garden plant that forms a lush, evergreen mat of 1-inch long, narrow green leaves with white margins. Blooms infrequently, producing short panicles of yellow flowers. Use as a groundcover, in containers, or in hanging baskets. Can tolerate some clay and sandy soils. Waters needs range from dry to normal.

Sedum Lemon Coral
Latin Name: Sedum rupestre ‘Lemon Coral’
Height: 3–10 inches
Width: 16-24 inches
Pot Size: 4.5” Pots/12 Flat
Annual or Perennial: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Sun to partial sun
Hardiness Zone#: 3 to 11
Description:
Landscapes and containers. Use in beds, borders and containers. Needs dry to normal water uses. Spiky yellow foliage; deadheading is not necessary; drought tolerant; foliage interest; heat tolerant; low maintenance.

Sedum Blue Spruce
Latin Name: Sedum reflexum 'Blue Spruce'
Pot Size: 4.5” Pots/12 Flat, 1 Gallon
Annual or Perennial: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Hardiness Zone#: 4 to 9
Description:
The blue-gray, linear foliage of Blue Spruce has a spreading habit. Tons of yellow flowers cover this stonecrop mid-summer. Very hardy and extremely easy to grow. Best in containers, landscapes and rock gardens. Low-water use variety. Keep on the dry side.

Orostachys Dunce Cap
Latin Name: Orostachys iwarenge
Pot Size: 4.5" Pots/12 Flat, 1 Gallon
Annual or Perennial: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full sun
Hardiness Zone#: 6 to 9
Mature Size: 6-8 inches
Description:
Medium green rosettes. Good drainage is essential. Gets the name dunce caps from the flowering stalk that is dunce cap shaped. Best in rock gardens and containers.

Aloe Midnight
Latin Name: Aloe gastrolea 'Midnight'
Height: 6-8 inches
Width: 12 inches
Pot Size: 1 Gallon
Evergreen or Deciduous?: Evergreen
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Hardiness Zone#: 8 to 11
Mature Size: 6-8 inches
Description:
Very susceptible to cold (frost); outdoor growing is recommended only in summer or in USDA Zones above 10. They have shallow root systems, consider growing in a pan; width can be more of a factor than depth. This plant will bloom an orange flower; with very textured dark burgundy to black leaves. Hummingbirds love them!