{"product_id":"agave-desmettiana-variegated","title":"Variegated Smooth Agave - Agave desmettiana ‘Variegata’","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\u003eVariegated Smooth Agave - Agave desmettiana ‘Variegata’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe variegated form of the Smooth Agave replaces plain blue-green with a broad creamy yellow band down each leaf margin, and that stripe does most of the design work in a dark or shaded planting. \u003cem\u003eAgave desmettiana\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Variegata’ keeps the same soft, arching, essentially spineless leaves and the same graceful urn-shaped rosette as the plain form, but grows a little smaller and reads much brighter. It is the agave people choose when the bed needs light rather than another block of grey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Variegated Smooth Agave\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCream Margins\u003c\/strong\u003e: A wide creamy yellow edge on every leaf lifts dark gravel, charcoal render and shaded corners.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpine-Free Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft-tipped and only finely toothed, so it is safe close to paths, pools and seating.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlightly Smaller\u003c\/strong\u003e: A touch more compact than the plain species, which suits pots and tighter beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast for an Agave\u003c\/strong\u003e: Reaches display size within a few seasons rather than a decade.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduces Pups\u003c\/strong\u003e: Offsets at the base continue the planting after the parent rosette flowers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContrast Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set against dark foliage, black mulch or dark render where the variegation carries the scheme.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: Matched pairs in tall containers either side of a door.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Safe leaf tips and low litter make it well suited to pool surrounds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBright Courtyards\u003c\/strong\u003e: Adds light to enclosed spaces that receive strong but partly filtered sun.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e Not used for screening. Massed at 0.9 to 1.1m between rosettes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m as repeated accents or matched pairs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining sandy or gritty soil. Frost tender, so avoid cold hollows and unprotected inland sites.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first warm season, then only in prolonged dry weather. Give it bright light but shelter the plant from extreme afternoon sun in hot inland districts, as the cream tissue in the leaf margin scorches more readily than green tissue.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 to 1m\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.1m\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, green with broad creamy yellow margins\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade, with protection from harsh inland afternoon sun\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cultivated form of a Mexican species\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow, once at the end of the rosette's life\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"45L","offer_id":59795363266846,"sku":"ND-0076-45L","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/WnVpZKrC4sht029Ib9FOr_5tFVXlkn.jpg?v=1787314250","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-desmettiana-variegated","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}