{"product_id":"agave-geminiflora","title":"Agave geminiflora","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\u003eAgave geminiflora\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere most agaves are built from broad armoured blades, \u003cem\u003eAgave geminiflora\u003c\/em\u003e forms an almost perfect sphere of hundreds of narrow, flexible, dark green leaves. There are no vicious teeth along the margins, so it can sit beside a path or pool without the hazard that comes with the larger century agaves. It stays solitary rather than pupping into a colony, which keeps a planted row looking deliberate for years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Agave geminiflora\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Textured Rosette\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hundreds of pencil-thin leaves give a soft, almost feathered outline unlike any other agave of this size.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSafe Margins\u003c\/strong\u003e: The leaves are flexible and free of marginal spines, so it works close to circulation space.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolitary Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: It does not sucker, so a row or grid stays evenly spaced instead of turning into a thicket.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural Symmetry\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rosette forms its own shape and needs no pruning beyond removing spent outer leaves.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLife Cycle\u003c\/strong\u003e: After many years it sends up a single tall flower spike and then dies, having spent a decade or more as a perfect sphere.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft leaved and low littering, suited to bare feet and wet paving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePath Edging\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated along an entry walk where a spiny agave would be unsafe.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModern Courtyards\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a grid through gravel for a rhythm of identical green spheres.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ideal as a single specimen in a wide bowl on a terrace.\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 massed drift\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to early autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is essential, in sand, gravel or free draining loam. Wet winter soil is the main cause of failure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer only, then rely on rainfall in most districts. Mulch with gravel and keep organic matter away from the crown, which rots easily if buried.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 1m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, with light afternoon shade in the hottest inland areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nayarit, western Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greenish yellow, on a tall spike produced once at the end of the plant's life\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795278561566,"sku":"ND-0077-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795278594334,"sku":"ND-0077-500MM","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/AJzpCqdLRf7Qtq7FA8eoU_FGozKGMQ.jpg?v=1787312291","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-geminiflora","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}