{"product_id":"agave-attenuata-karas-stripes","title":"Kara’s Stripes Foxtail Agave - Agave attenuata ‘Kara’s Stripes’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eKara’s Stripes Foxtail Agave - Agave attenuata ‘Kara’s Stripes’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFoxtail agave is the soft one: no spines along the leaf margins and no rigid terminal spike, so it can be planted beside paths, pools and seating where a typical agave would be a hazard. ‘Kara's Stripes’ adds broad creamy yellow banding to the grey green leaves of \u003cem\u003eAgave attenuata\u003c\/em\u003e, which lifts the rosette out of a planting instead of letting it merge into the foliage behind. It forms a wide, symmetrical rosette on a short thickening stem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Kara’s Stripes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariegation\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft grey green leaves striped and edged in cream to butter yellow, holding colour all year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSafe to Handle\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spineless margins and a soft leaf tip, unlike almost every other agave in cultivation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural Form\u003c\/strong\u003e: A symmetrical rosette of around 1.2m across that reads as architecture in a bed or a pot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping\u003c\/strong\u003e: Offsets form around the base over time and replace the parent rosette, which dies after its single flowering.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater Thrift\u003c\/strong\u003e: Water stored in the leaves means it needs almost none from you once established.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot or urn feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single rosette in a wide bowl is a complete composition on its own.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry garden mass planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated through gravel with aloes, sedums and grasses.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRetaining wall top\u003c\/strong\u003e: Positioned above eye level the arching leaves are seen to best effect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside\u003c\/strong\u003e: The soft leaf tips make it one of the few agaves suitable near bare feet.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-1.2m for a continuous mass planting\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5-2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and autumn, avoiding cold wet soil in mid winter\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very free draining sand, gravel or a raised succulent mix, as it rots quickly in heavy or wet soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly for the first three months to settle the roots, then only rarely. Avoid watering into the crown in humid weather, and give some afternoon shade in hot inland gardens because variegated leaves burn more readily than plain green ones.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1-1.5m, with an arching flower spike to about 3m when a mature rosette eventually blooms\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2-1.5m per rosette\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun on the coast, afternoon shade inland\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale greenish yellow on a long arching spike, only on mature rosettes\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795385286942,"sku":"ND-0070-400MM","price":1375.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/j245G8JEdBmTbFOb_YQNN_DsuvRIVH.jpg?v=1787314762","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-attenuata-karas-stripes","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}