{"product_id":"agave-desmettiana-el-miradores-gold","title":"El Miradores Gold Smooth Agave - Agave desmettiana ‘El Miradores Gold’","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\u003eEl Miradores Gold Smooth Agave - Agave desmettiana ‘El Miradores Gold’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot every agave wants to draw blood. \u003cem\u003eAgave desmettiana\u003c\/em\u003e is the smooth or dwarf century plant, with soft arching leaves and only fine marginal teeth, which makes it one of the few agaves safe to plant beside a path. ‘El Miradores Gold’ is the gold margined form, edging each blue green leaf with a clean band of yellow so the rosette reads as a bright spiral rather than a solid mass, and it holds that variegation strongly in full sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy El Miradores Gold\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGold Margins\u003c\/strong\u003e: Yellow edged leaves lift the plant out of a grey succulent palette and carry colour year round.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoft Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Gracefully arching rather than rigid, with far less vicious armature than most agaves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect Symmetry\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves spiral out in a near geometric rosette that looks deliberate in a formal setting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Speed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches full size in a few years, quickly for an agave, so plantings mature fast.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles salt spray, sandy soils and reflected heat on exposed sites.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContainer Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single rosette in a large pot beside a door or on a terrace.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGravel And Succulent Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated through crushed rock with aloe, sedum and ornamental grasses.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePath Edging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Safe enough to plant near foot traffic, unlike the spined agaves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Front line planting in sandy salt exposed gardens.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m for a mass planted band\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m for individual rosettes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through early autumn while the soil is warm\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is essential. Sandy or gritty soil, or a raised bed on clay, with gravel rather than organic mulch\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water lightly every ten to fourteen days through the first warm season, then only in extended dry spells, keeping the crown dry. Avoid rich feeding and heavy summer watering, which produce soft leaves that flop. Be aware this species is monocarpic: after roughly eight to ten years the rosette throws a tall flower spike, sets seed and dies, leaving offsets around the base to replace it.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast for an agave\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent, blue green with yellow margins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to bright part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mexico, as the origin of the species\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow green, once only on a tall spike at the end of the plant's life\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795333710110,"sku":"ND-0074-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795333742878,"sku":"ND-0074-100L","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0jmDuBeHbIAwHdBhAGQhz_sVe9dGv9.jpg?v=1787313540","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-desmettiana-el-miradores-gold","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}