{"product_id":"furcraea-macdougallii","title":"Furcraea macdougallii","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\u003eFurcraea macdougallii\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost agave relatives sit on the ground. \u003cem\u003eFurcraea macdougallii\u003c\/em\u003e does not: it builds a slender grey trunk and lifts its rosette of stiff, toothed, grey green leaves several metres into the air, so the plant reads as a sculpture on a stem rather than a spiky clump. It is a Mexican highland species that wants sun, sharp drainage and very little else. Like the agaves it is monocarpic, flowering once at the end of a long life on an enormous branched spike before setting bulbils and dying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy MacDougall’s Furcraea\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrunk Forming Rosette\u003c\/strong\u003e: The rosette is carried on a distinct woody trunk, giving vertical drama that ground level succulents cannot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArchitectural Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves reach well over a metre long, so a single plant holds a large courtyard on its own.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Endurance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once rooted it survives on rainfall alone across most of southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eToothed Leaf Margins\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hooked spines along each leaf edge catch the light and make it a genuine barrier plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOnce in a Lifetime Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: After many years it throws a towering branched spike of greenish white flowers, then produces plantlets and finishes.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGravel and arid garden focal point\u003c\/strong\u003e: It anchors a dry garden of agaves, aloes and grasses with a change of height.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposed coastal position\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt laden wind and poor sandy soil suit it better than a sheltered rich bed.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModern architectural planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Its clean silhouette suits rendered walls, board formed concrete and minimal planting palettes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised bed or large trough\u003c\/strong\u003e: Elevating it improves drainage and lifts the rosette to eye level.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5m to 3m centres if repeated in a row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 4m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to early autumn while the soil is warm and drying\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp drainage is the only real requirement: sandy, gravelly or rocky soil, ideally on a slope or a raised bed. Winter wet in heavy clay is the one thing that reliably kills it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water sparingly, perhaps fortnightly through the first summer, and stop altogether over winter. Use a gravel or coarse mineral mulch rather than organic material against the trunk, and set the plant at least a metre back from paths and play areas because the marginal teeth are sharp.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 5m including trunk\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2m to 3m\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 Oaxaca, southern Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Greenish white, on a tall spike produced once at the end of the plant’s life\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"100L","offer_id":59795363692830,"sku":"ND-0853-100L","price":3250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/vPBPu6m0-KJ6HzBm2th19_iN9kIXZi.jpg?v=1787314251","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/furcraea-macdougallii","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}