{"product_id":"agave-vilmoriniana","title":"Octopus Agave - Agave vilmoriniana","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\u003eOctopus Agave - Agave vilmoriniana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong narrow leaves twist and arch away from the crown in every direction, which is how this plant got its name. \u003cem\u003eAgave vilmoriniana\u003c\/em\u003e carries no marginal teeth at all and its leaves are flexible, so it is one of the few large agaves that can safely sit beside a doorway or a pool coping. It grows quickly by agave standards and holds a loose gestural shape that suits contemporary planting better than the rigid rosette types.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Octopus Agave\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToothless leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: No marginal spines and a soft tip make it the safest of the large agaves around people.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMovement\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves curl and twist rather than sitting flat, giving a plant that looks alive rather than static.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: It reaches full size in three to five years, fast for a plant of this scale.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBulbils\u003c\/strong\u003e: The flower spike produces hundreds of small plantlets that can be grown on, so the plant leaves a legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShade tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Unlike most agaves it keeps good form in part shade and under high branched trees.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside and path edges\u003c\/strong\u003e: Safe to plant where a toothed agave would be a liability.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised pots and plinths\u003c\/strong\u003e: Elevating it lets the arching leaves cascade over the rim.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDry garden feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen holds the centre of a gravel bed without needing companions.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDappled light beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Works under open canopied trees where other succulents stretch and flop.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m for a massed group\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring to early autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharply drained sandy or gravelly soil; mound the planting position in clay so water moves away from the crown\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water every two weeks for the first warm season, then only during long dry spells, keeping water out of the centre of the rosette. Gravel mulch to 40mm suits it better than bark, and light frost is tolerated while hard frost will mark the foliage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.2m of foliage; flower spike 3 to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast for an agave\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen succulent\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Western Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yellow, on an unbranched spike once at maturity around ten years, after which the rosette dies leaving bulbils along the stem\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795332399390,"sku":"ND-0090-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0zehZx8HAIscIQ1OInqfK_pqAONqKs.jpg?v=1787313536","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/agave-vilmoriniana","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}