Rancho Soledad Nurseries

A compact agave with unique white stripes on its leaves. Solitary and slow growing and will work well planted in groups in large gardens. Make sure soil has appropriate drainage and plant in full sun. The plant, due to its compact and showy nature, works great as the centerpiece in a smaller garden...

Agave ellemeetiana is a rarity amongst agaves due to a lack of spines. This defenseless agave works well in shady and high traffic locations. Agave ellemeetiana has bright green leaves and will make a great addition to any shady, temperate garden.

Agave chazaroi holds unparalleled structure and form. Discovered near Tequila, Jalisco in 2007 due to a new road that was built through the region. Agave chazaroi does best in full sun in coastal climates and protected from afternoon sun for inland gardens. Beautiful plant with dark green leaves, will...

An exceptional blue leafed agave that adds striking form to the garden. The plant occasionally offsets and can withstand frost. Plant is considered to be a natural field hybrid with specific parents unknown. Agave celsii nova looks great planted in small groupings and will add a nice blue hue to your garden.

At Rancho Soledad Nurseries we grow a very wide variety of plants that would be considered drought tolerant plants,many of which fall into the succulent category of plants. This gallery represents a wide variety of succulents and other various drought tolerant plants that are not included our other...

We grow many beautiful varieties of bromeliads at our nursery located in Rancho Santa Fe, California. Our bromeliad gallery features species and cultivars from the genera: Aechmea, Bilbergia, Dyckia, Neoregelia, and Vriesea.