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This guide is designed to assist with your exploration and identification of garden plants.

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Plants

A grouping of Artichoke Agave.

Artichoke Agave

(Agave parryi var. ‘truncata’)

A close-up of the Blue Torch cactus.

Blue Torch

(Pilosocereus azureus)

A small arm grows on the trunk of a Cardon cactus.

Cardon/Baja Saguaro

(Pachycereus Pringlei)

A close-up of the leaves of the Caribbean Agave.

Caribbean Agave

(Agave angustifolia ‘Marginata’)

A close-up of the Crested Blue Flame cactus.

Crested Blue Flame

(Myrtillocactus geometrizans var. ‘cristata’)

A close-up of the top of the Fire Barrel cactus with red spines and three emerging pink-orange-yellow flower buds on top.

Fire Barrel, Mexican Lime

(Ferocactus gracilis)

A Fish Hook barrel cactus with five coral-red flowers.

Fish Hook

(Ferocactus wislizeni)

A top-down view of the Golden Barrel with yellow spines and a yellow flower.

Golden Barrel

(Echinocactus grusonii)

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