{"product_id":"yucca-aloifolia","title":"Spanish Bayonet - Yucca aloifolia","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\u003eSpanish Bayonet - Yucca aloifolia\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe name is a warning as much as a description. \u003cem\u003eYucca aloifolia\u003c\/em\u003e carries stiff, dark green, sword shaped leaves that end in a genuine needle point, arranged in tight spirals up a woody trunk that branches with age into a candelabra. It is one of the toughest architectural plants available, thriving on sand, salt spray and neglect, and it flowers in summer with a heavy upright panicle of waxy cream white bells. Site it deliberately: this is not a plant to put beside a narrow path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Spanish Bayonet\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDagger Tipped Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rigid leaves with sharp terminal spines make it an effective and permanent deterrent planting.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBranching Trunks\u003c\/strong\u003e: With age it forms multiple heads on woody stems, giving a sculptural candelabra outline.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: It handles salt laden wind and pure sand better than almost any other feature plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSummer Flower Spike\u003c\/strong\u003e: Dense upright panicles of cream white bells rise above the foliage through the warm months.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMinimal Water\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once rooted it needs essentially no supplementary irrigation across most of Australia.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal front garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Exposed dune style planting is where it looks and performs best.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArid and gravel beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: It groups naturally with agave, aloe, euphorbia and ornamental grasses.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSecurity boundary planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row beneath windows or along a fence line is a serious physical barrier.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge containers\u003c\/strong\u003e: It tolerates the restricted root run and drying conditions of a big pot without complaint.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2m to 1.8m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2m to 2.5m centres\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through to autumn\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sandy, gravelly or rocky soil with very sharp drainage. It will rot at the base in heavy clay that stays wet through winter, so mound or raise the planting position in those soils.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water fortnightly through the first summer only, then let rainfall take over completely. Use a gravel mulch instead of organic material against the stem, and set the plant well back from paths, driveways and areas used by children because of the leaf tips.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3m to 5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1m to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow to moderate\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 South-eastern United States, Mexico and the Caribbean\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cream white\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"300L","offer_id":59795383779614,"sku":"ND-1819-300L","price":3000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/dghRbjYMhy8hI-UO6fxni_XcqjCInu.jpg?v=1787314719","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/yucca-aloifolia","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}