Arid / Desert Plants
We have an excellent selection of arid and desert plants for sale online or in the nursery. We have a number of different types to suit your exact needs. If you need more information in selecting the right arid and desert plants for your garden please just pick up the phone and speak to one of our friendly members of staff, who should be able to answer all your questions! For more information about how to care for and over winter your arid and desert plants, please check out our helpful how-to guides written by our in house experts.
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Agave americana ‘medio-picta' Alba (White-Striped Century Plant) is a medium sized, very attractive, century plant that grows (in ideal conditions) to 3 to 4 feet tall by 4 to 6 feet wide with a bold...
£59.99 - £89.99
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This impressive and stunning succulent requires planting in full sun in any well drained soil. A mild climate is a must if it is to survive the British weather though larger plants are hardy...
£11.99 - £104.99
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This impressive and stunning succulent requires planting in full sun in any well drained soil. A mild climate is a must if it is to survive the British weather though larger plants are hardy...
£11.99 - £104.99
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Agave applanata has silvery blue-grey rosettes of sharp serrated leaves and a cast iron constitution making this a must for any lover of arid landscapes. This succulent evergreen perennial originates at middle elevations in...
£44.99
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Huge, and you can find scary variants that are 6 ft tall x 12 ft wide in ideal Mediterranean conditions. They have an urn-shaped silhouette made up of foot wide, grey leaves. Originating in Mexico,...
£89.99 - £149.99
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Agave ovatifolia grows at an elevation of 1000-2130 m, right at the top of the Sierra de Lampazos in Mexico. The local people call this agave 'noga' and harvest its massive flowers because it's an ideal cattle...
£44.99
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Agave parrasana is found in chaparral shrub and pine-oak forests on limestone in a few mountains in southeastern Coahuila, Mexico from 4,500-8,000 feet elevation. A cold hardy species that tolerates temperatures down to at least...
£34.99
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Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a relatively rare, slow-growing agave native to Arizona, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. The leaves are grey green and have a spine at the tip....
£54.99
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This clumping species of agave forms fairly open rosettes, with thin grey-green leaves to about 1/4" wide by 2 feet long. The leaves often have a reddish cast, and are tipped with a sharp spine....
£29.99
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Queen Victoria's agave (Agave victoriae-reginae) is a small species of agave noted for its streaks of white on sculptured geometrical leaves, and is very popular as an ornamental. The toothless leaves are an added benefit...
£99.99
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Dasylirion glaucophyllum (or Hidalgo Sotol, or Wheelerii) is a rare Yucca-like succulent with upright toothed superbly glaucous wedgewood blue leaves to 1m, max. plant height 1.5 m. Originates from Northern Mexico. When it flowers the...
£104.99 - £124.99
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One for the exotic garden, this very spectacular, Mexican, tree-like succulent (with a trunk) has a spray of stiff, arching, strap-like leaves. Eventually, its single trunk can grow to 6 feet or more, topped by...
£119.99 - £184.99
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Dasylirion miquihuanensis is a very striking species from northern Mexico around Miquihuana in Tamaulipas and one of the most attractive of all Dasylirion with its narrow, strictly upright leaves and widely separated marginal prickles. Older...
£124.99 - £174.99
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Echinocactus grusonii is a well known species of cactus native to central Mexico from San Luis Potosi to Hidalgo. Described by Heinrich Hildmann in 1891, it is popularly known as the Golden Barrel Cactus, Golden...
£59.99 - £84.99
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This plant is also known as Yucca parviflora or the Red Texas Yucca and comes from the Chihuahuan desert Texas, north-eastern Mexico. Also called the "red yucca". Hesperaloe parviflora is one of the most carefree...
£14.99
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Otherwise known as ‘The Old Man of the Mountains’ or ‘The Old Man of the Andes’ this is a beautiful, easy to grow, plant that is native to the mountains of South America and forms...
£72.49
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This very hardy columnar cactus hails from highly-elevated areas of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru and rarely gets over 5 feet tall indoors; not cold hardy at temperatures below 20 Fahrenheit. It does very well in...
£72.49 - £139.99
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This short, spreading yucca (also known as the Banana Yucca) occurs over most of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico. Plants vary from a single trunk specimens to those with clumps of up to ten...
£69.99
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Yucca carnerosana is a large imposing plant. In its native climes, it can reach up to 4-8 m. The leaf margin shows a brown line from which thick, striking white filaments producing a dramatic top...
£114.99 - £199.99
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Yucca filifera is one of the largest and fast growing yucca's, it branches highly after about 3-4 m and can reach heights of 9 m with a trunk of 1.5 m wide. The sharp pointed...
£64.99 - £124.99