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With the headlines and images of this recent winter’s record-breaking and mind-boggling amounts of snowfall in many of the West’s ski towns fresh in our minds, coupled with reports of devastating floods and overflowing rivers, it could be tempting to divert our focus from the importance of water-wise gardening.
Record hot temperatures, water shortages, and severe drought conditions are challenging growers everywhere. Rancho Tissue Technologies has recently seen considerable growth for the drought tolerant plant market, despite early reluctance. “Initially there were only a handful of growers in Southern California that saw the need to introduce and produce drought tolerant plants,” she explains from […]
Rancho Tissue Technologies presents Echeveria Raindrops, with light green, rounded leaves highlighted by soft reddish-pink margins and a single drop-like nodule in the middle of each leaf. Produced from tissue culture for maximum consistency. Great for small containers. New from Rancho Tissue Technologies, Echeveria Ruffled Red is a fascinating succulent with silvery-green carunculate leaves wavy […]
Rancho Tissue Technologies has just released Weber’s Blue Agave, a wonderful plant used to make the best tequilas. Agave tequilana is an excellent choice for growers looking to replant their fields after pulp extraction. This is a fast-growing agave that grows to 5 feet tall and wide with 3 to 4 foot long narrow leaves […]
Rancho Tissue is a pleased to announce that Agave titanota ‘Black and Blue’ and Agave parryii truncata variegated ‘Lime Streak’ have both been released for sale. Orders are being taken now on both of these exciting new plants. Both are produced in our lab here in Rancho Santa Fe so you will have year round […]
Introducing the Rancho Collection (click here to view images of the 12 plants in the first release): Rancho Tissue Technologies has introduced the Rancho Collection, an exclusive selection of varieties hand picked or bred specifically for the company. “These varieties are carefully chosen for their unique and distinctive features,” says Owner and Founder Heather May. “Our […]
Rancho Tissue Technologies has recently launched several new and unique Agaves. Agave ovatifolia ‘Vanzie’ and Agave impressa ‘Impressive’ are two outstanding examples to watch for in Rancho Tissue’s upcoming release of the Rancho Collection®.
You asked and Rancho Tissue answers! Four hot heucheras are back on the market with drought tolerance like you’ve never seen. Now available are: ‘Wendy’, with delicate bright pink flowers; ‘Santa Ana Cardinal’, with vibrant scarlet blooms; ‘Rosada’, with a pretty soft pink flower spike; and ‘Old La Rochelle’, with lovely pale blossoms. Each grows […]
Two new Agaves from Rancho Tissue are sure to drive sales for growers everywhere. Produced from tissue culture, Agave pygmae ‘Dragon Toes’ was chosen for its red tips and chunky thick leaves. Also each leaf of this seed selection has a very distinct imprint on it, which imparts even more drama to the plant. This […]
Renowned for its broad selection of high quality tissue-cultured plants, Rancho Tissue Technologies has now earned recognition for its commitment to sustaining the environment. The company received VeriFlora’s Sustainably Grown Certification for both its Stage III microcuttings and Stage IV liners. VeriFlora is North America’s first eco-label certification standard for the floral industry. Considered the […]