New nursery alert: 7 hot landscape succulents from Dry Oasis Plants

We’re very excited to introduce Dry Oasis Plants based in Northern California to the plant lust marketplace.

Dry Oasis specializes in landscape succulents and water-wise plants, from the stunningly beautiful, to the eye-catchingly odd. Read on as we spotlight some of our favorite aloes, agaves and cacti from Dry Oasis Plants.

1. Squid Agave

Cactus-like agave plant with curving lancet-shaped leaves in cool green planted in a bed of grey gravel — Agave bracteosa or Squid Agave. Impressive but not severe, with it’s curving leaves and cool color. Photo by plant lust.

The squid agave, with pale green foliage strikes the perfect balance between graceful and comical with its undulous foliage. It makes a striking architectural plant whether planted in a pot, in-ground as a single specimen, or en masse in a landscape.

2. Van Balen’s Aloe

A group of greyish green aloes planted en masse. — A mature planting of Aloe vanbalenii. Photo by plant lust.

Van Balen’s Aloe, or Aloe vanbalenii, will eventually form a colony if planted in a border with room to grow, though it looks fantastic in a pot too. Torture it with strong sunlight to elicit vibrant orange and red coloration, or give it shade to maintain a green look with orange-edged leaves. The orange flowers on 3′ spires are loved by hummingbirds.

3. Aloe capitata ‘Yellow Hoodie’

Pink spiky plant with pale grey interior rosette. — Aloe capitata ‘Yellow Hoodie’ makes a striking focal point in the garden. Image by Dry Oasis Plants.

The South African aloe Aloe capitata ‘Yellow Hoodie’ gets its name from its yellow flowers which look like a tropical bird’s neck ruff. Imaging how stunning they look paired with the unique dusty pink colors of the aloe’s leaves. Truly an incredible display.

4. Manfreda ‘Silver Leopard’

Pale green spiky plant with red dots planted in a nursery pot. — Manfreda ‘Silver Leopard’ has striking high-contrast coloration. Photo by Dry Oasis Plants.

A plant to make collectors scramble for their wallets Manfreda ‘Silver Leopard’ is strange, wonderful, and striking, looking like Jackson Pollock mistook it for a canvas and flung red paint at it. It’s also hardy to zone 7, making it a good choice for us northern spiky plant lovers.

5. Sedum album ‘Coral Carpet’

Close up of spindly short glaucous green leaves. — Sedum album ‘Coral Carpet’ is a highly useful succulent groundcover hardy to zone 6a. Photo by Dry Oasis Plants.

A very useful stonecrop Sedum album ‘Coral Carpet’ grows low and can withstand some light foot traffic making is a useful ground cover. It’s also great in rockery or crevices or planted in pots. It changes color from green in Spring to hot red in Winter.

6. Saw Leaf Agave

Close up of large leaved rosette cactus-like plant — One of the more hardy agaves to to the low to mid 20’s. Photo by Far Out Flora.

Agave xylonacantha or Saw Leaf Agave grows to make an impressive statement plant with wide, uniform leaves and pronounced spiked teeth at their edges. Hardy to zone 7a.

7. Parry’s Agave

Close-up of smooth grey-green agave leaves. — Agave parryi or Century Plant is a cold-hardy agave with striking pale leaves. Photo by BS -Thurner Hof.

Just perfection. It’s hard to believe how uniformly the artichoke shaped Agave parryi grows. Ghostly blue-grey foliage and hardy to Zone 7a. A must-have.

We’re thrilled to showcase Dry Oasis Plants on the plant lust marketplace, bringing an exciting selection of succulents and water-wise plants to our selection. Explore the full collection at Dry Oasis Plants and get inspired by the beauty that’s possible in a low-water garden.