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Succulents
| | Aeonium arboreum Schwarzkopf
|  | A perennial succulent with several stems bearing rosettes of very dark purple foliage and gold yellow flowers on mature plants in the spring. Height 60cms with a spread in the region of 90cms. Plant in sun or light shade in a very well drained soil. Protect from frost. |
| | Price each - £6.50 | | |
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| | Agave americana
|  | Evergreen succulent, with rosettes of blue-green fleshy leaves with a sharp tip to the end of each leaf. Height and spread 2m. Tall flower spikes are produced on mature specimens. Plant in a container, or in the ground, in very well drained soil (mix in grit if necessary) in a sunny site. Agaves are slow growing, and must be kept dry in winter. Withstands hard frosts when mature but protect from severe cold. Specimens available. |
| | Price each - £12.95 | | |
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| | Agave chrysantha
|  | A hardy succulent from Arizona with many inward facing spines and a nasty tip spine, borne on leaves that can reach 1m long and 10cms wide. These leaves are a grey to a deep green colour. As the plant ages a dramatic flower spike appears with umbels of bright golden yellow flowers. This spike can reach 4 –6m high. Plant in full sun in well-drained soil adding plenty of grit if necessary. Height 1 –2 m with a spread of 1.5 –2m. |
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| | Agave ferox
|  | Evergreen succulent, forms a stemless rosette of thorny fleshy green leaves. Height and spread to 1.5m (4ft) When mature produces greenish yellow flowers on tall erect, then spreading panicles. Plant in full sun in very well drained soil, add grit to soil. Will need protection from severe frost. |
| | Price each - £12.00 | | |
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| | Agave havardiana
|  | Hardy in well-drained gravel/grit- mixed soil, in full sun. Toothed fleshy red-tipped green-yellow leaves and flower spikes up to 2m on mature plants in summer. Avoid centre of plant becoming too wet. |
| | Price each - £12.00 | | |
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| | Agave palmeri
|  | A hardy well armed variety from Arizona with pale green leaves covered with sharp spines and a long terminal spine on the end of each leaf. A 4-5m tall flower spike of greenish yellow flowers occurs after many years. Height and spread 1-1.5m. Plant in full sun in a very well drained soil or in a pot. |
| | Price each - £12.00 | | |
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| | Aloe humilis
(Dune Hedgehog Aloe)
|  | This small stemless variety from South Africa divides to form densely tufted groups of several dozen plants. The leaves of the rosettes have white tubercles and soft white prickles with red to orange flowers 30cms tall in spring. Grow in very well drained soil adding plenty of grit, in full sun. Alternatively grow in pots and containers in gritty compost. In our experience hardy to minus 4 degrees C so far. |
| | Price each - £9.50 | | |
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| | Aloe maculata
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|  | A hardy, usually stemless Aloe from South Africa. It should be able to stand temperatures as low as minus 7 degrees for short periods as long as it is planted in a very free draining soil, if necessary add grit when planting. Leaves are spotted and have sharp marginal teeth. Flower colour can range from red, orange to yellow. Harmful if eaten. |
| | Price each - £9.50 |
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| | Aloe pratensis
|  | From South Africa this Aloe usually branches from the base to form groups up to six with grey-green leaves with brown soft pointed spines on the undersides and triangular spines on the leaf edges. Rose red flowers on 60cm long spikes compliment dense rosulate leaves in the spring. One of the better Aloes for a heavy soil and can take severe cold. |
| | Price each - £14.95 | | |
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| | Aloe striatula
|  | Hardy succulent with orange yellow flowers in early summer and a bushy branching habit. Height and spread 1m. Full sun, must have very well drained soil, add grit when planting. Has survived minus 7 degrees C. on our nursery. Makes a wonderful tub plant. Harmful if eaten. |
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| | Beschorneria septentrionalis
|  | A rare plant with similar features to Beschornea yuccoides but less branched. Green tipped red flowers are borne on a long flower spike in the summer. Forms a clump of soft rosettes 1.2m tall by 1.5m wide. The flower spike can reach up to 1.8m. Plant in rich but well drained soil in full sun. Hardy to about minus 9 degrees once established |
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| | Beschorneria yuccoides
|  | A wonderful exotic flowering plant from Mexico with a 1.2m tall reddish panicle covered in funnel shaped bright green reddish flowers in the summer. Wide lanceolate blue green leaves are up to 70cms long and have fine teeth along the margin. This species is polycarpic, which means that the rosette does not die after flowering. Height 1.8m with a spread of 1.5 – 2m. Plant in fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Hardy to about minus 10 degrees C. |
| | Price each - £9.50 | | |
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| | Dasylirion longissimum
(Mexican Grass Plant)
|  | This exotic looking spikey succulent has stiff, slightly fleshy, olive green leaves up to 1.5m long. These eventually form a trunk after many years 1-2m high with a spread of 1.5m. In hot years a tall flower spike with bell shaped white flowers is produced in the summer. Must have very well drained soil with plenty of grit and full sun to grow well. Can also be grown in containers. Hardy with us to about minus 6 degrees. In shape and form it resembles a spiky Yucca. |
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| | Dasylirion wheeleri
|  | Evergreen palm-like plant, with grey-green narrow sword-like toothed leaves. Slow-growing with an ultimate height of 1.5-2m. Plant in full sun in very well drained soil. Drought-resistant. Should be able to withstand temperatures as low as minus 3 degrees C |
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| | Dasyliron texanum
|  | A stunning architectural plant for the succulent garden that forms a rosette of rigid to reflexed thin arching leaves 70 – 130cms long with small curved teeth on a short trunk after many years. Plant in very free draining soil adding grit for extra drainage in a sunny warm spot. Can be grown in containers or tubs in John Innes no 3 with plenty of extra drainage. Hardy to minus 15 degrees when established. Protect from hard frosts when small. |
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| | Dracena draco
(Dragons Blood Tree)
|  | From the Canary Islands this plant gets its name from the dark red sap. This fantastic tree has stiff 60 –100cms long sword shaped leaves. Eventually forms a grotesque woody trunk. Berries are produced in the summer. Withstands light frosts but needs to be grown in containers in colder areas and bought inside for the winter. Plant in very well drained soil in full sun. Mulch well for frost protection and fleece when hard frosts are forecast. |
| | Price each - £24.95 | | |
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| | Yucca glauca
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|  | An evergreen shrub with a low, sometimes prostrate trunk. Has a large head of leaves 1-1.5m across. Long narrow green leaves are edged white. Flowers are a greenish white. This is a hardy Yucca that grows well in full sun in most garden soils as long as they are free draining. Height 1 to 1.5m. |
| | Price each - £7.95 |
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| | Yucca torreyi
|  | A bushy clumping Yucca with large heads of ivory-cream flowers in the summer. Grow in full sun in a free draining soil. Good for planting in coastal situations. An excellent plant for creating an exotic feel to virtually any garden. Protect from severe frost. Similar in hardiness to Yucca rostrata |
| | Price each - £8.95 | | |
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For further information please contact:
Trevena Cross Nurseries
Breage, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 9PS
Telephone: +(44) 01736 763 880 Fax: +(44) 01736 762 828
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