{"product_id":"agave-potatorum","title":"Butterfly Agave - Agave potatorum","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\u003eButterfly Agave - Agave potatorum\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmall, slow and close to perfectly symmetrical, this is the agave for people who want the form rather than the scale. \u003cem\u003eAgave potatorum\u003c\/em\u003e builds a compact rosette of powder blue grey leaves with distinctly scalloped, undulating margins edged in red brown teeth, each leaf tipped with a dark terminal spine. It stays under a metre across, which means it works in a pot, in a rockery or repeated through a gravel bed where a large agave would swamp everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Butterfly Agave\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompact Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rarely exceeds 0.9m wide, so it suits small courtyards and containers where big agaves cannot go.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLeaf Margin Detail\u003c\/strong\u003e: Wavy scalloped edges with contrasting red brown teeth give the plant its character at close range.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour\u003c\/strong\u003e: A soft powder blue grey that pairs cleanly with rusted steel, limestone and pale gravel.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSymmetry\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves are held in a tight even rosette, which makes it read as a designed object rather than a plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater Independence\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fully drought hardy once established, needing no irrigation in most Australian climates.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePot Culture\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single rosette in a shallow bowl or terracotta pot as a courtyard feature.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRockery Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tucked between boulders where sharp drainage is guaranteed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeated Accents\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted at intervals along a gravel bed or path for rhythm at low level.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoof And Balcony Gardens\u003c\/strong\u003e: Light, small and heat tolerant for exposed elevated positions.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.8m for a mass planted group\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m for individual accent plants\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through early autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gritty free draining mix, mounded or raised on any soil that holds moisture, with gravel mulch rather than organic material\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water sparingly, allowing the soil to dry completely between waterings, and stop almost entirely through winter, since cold combined with wet is what kills this species rather than cold alone. Keep the crown free of fallen leaves and mulch, and note that it is monocarpic: after a decade or more it sends up a tall branched flower spike, then dies, so plan its replacement rather than treating it as permanent.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 to 0.6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 0.9m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent, blue grey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to light shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oaxaca and Puebla, Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greenish yellow, once only on a tall spike\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795335184670,"sku":"ND-0081-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/4NnApxZwRpGoDecZT9A_A_xim8fc5e.jpg?v=1787313644","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-potatorum","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}