{"product_id":"agave-salmiana","title":"Agave salmiana","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 salmiana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the big architectural agaves and it needs to be treated as such. \u003cem\u003eAgave salmiana\u003c\/em\u003e forms a heavy rosette of thick grey green deeply channelled leaves that curve upward and back, each edged with dark hooked teeth and finished with a hard terminal spine that will go through a boot. It is genuinely tough, taking frost, drought, poor soil and reflected heat, and it makes a statement at a scale few succulents can reach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Agave salmiana\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheer scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: A mature rosette spans two to three metres, giving the presence of a shrub with the maintenance of a succulent.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrost hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles frost to roughly minus 6C in dry soil, which is unusual for an agave of this size.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBud imprinting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unfurling leaves leave the tooth impressions of their neighbours pressed into the surface, a detail worth close inspection.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil indifference\u003c\/strong\u003e: Poor, stony, alkaline or sandy ground all suit it, provided drainage is sharp.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColony forming\u003c\/strong\u003e: Offsets appear around the base, so the planting renews itself after the parent flowers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry garden anchor\u003c\/strong\u003e: One plant carries a large gravel bed that would otherwise need several shrubs.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural entrance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Robust enough for unirrigated driveway heads and gateposts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eErosion prone slopes\u003c\/strong\u003e: A strong root system holds banks that are too dry for most planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCivic and median planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Withstands heat, neglect and low water regimes in broad public beds.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free draining sandy, gravelly or rocky soil; mound in clay and never plant in a low point that collects runoff\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water monthly for the first warm season and then leave it alone, as established plants need no irrigation in most Australian climates. Site it at least 1.5m back from paths, driveways and play areas, because the terminal spine and marginal teeth are a genuine hazard at eye height.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central and southern Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow green, on a branched spike 6 to 8m tall, once at maturity after roughly fifteen to twenty five years\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795318505758,"sku":"ND-0084-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795318538526,"sku":"ND-0084-500MM","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/n3NaOvlJVPq0u5SmfXf48_bCpFGXMX.jpg?v=1787313248","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-salmiana","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}