{"product_id":"agave-parryi-truncata","title":"Artichoke Agave - Agave parryi var. truncata","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\u003eArtichoke Agave - Agave parryi var. truncata\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the tidiest of the large agaves. \u003cem\u003eAgave parryi\u003c\/em\u003e var. \u003cem\u003etruncata\u003c\/em\u003e forms a tight, near-spherical rosette of short, broad, chalky blue leaves tipped with a dark chocolate spine, and it stays compact enough to sit in a garden bed without swallowing its neighbours. Where \u003cem\u003eAgave americana\u003c\/em\u003e is a landscape-scale statement, this one is a detail plant, chosen for the precision of its form at close range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Artichoke Agave\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact form\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rosette rarely exceeds a metre across, so it suits courtyards and narrow beds where larger agaves cannot fit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf detail\u003c\/strong\u003e: Broad, blunt-tipped leaves carry dark terminal spines and imprinted bud marks from the leaves that folded over them.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Among the hardiest agaves, it copes with frost in inland and tableland gardens where softer succulents fail.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSymmetry\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rosette is unusually even, which is why it reads well in repeated or grid plantings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow input\u003c\/strong\u003e: No pruning, no feeding and effectively no irrigation once established.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeat feature planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set in a line or grid through gravel, the consistency of the rosettes carries the design.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot culture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Ideal in a wide bowl where the geometry can be seen from above.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost-prone dry gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits Adelaide Hills, central Victoria and the NSW tablelands where winter cold rules out tropical succulents.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoof gardens and podium planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Light water demand and shallow rooting suit constructed soil profiles.\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 low continuous band\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 and summer into early autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining gritty soil is essential. It tolerates poor, shallow and alkaline ground but not winter waterlogging.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water sparingly, roughly every ten to fourteen days over the first summer, and stop entirely through winter. Mulch with gravel and avoid mounding anything organic against the base of the leaves.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.9m\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\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Northern Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow, opening from red-tinged buds on a tall spike, produced once at maturity\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795360874782,"sku":"ND-0080-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/2CHyZvjWzFYhK7oMnLogY_tw0xnekA.jpg?v=1787314247","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-parryi-truncata","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}