Agaves are succulent plants of great ornamental value, recognized for their elegant rosettes of fleshy leaves and the architectural presence they bring to any space.
In this offer you’ll find a mix of varieties selected for their different shapes, sizes, shades and foliage textures, allowing you to create compositions of great visual impact both in pots and in the garden.
Native mainly to the arid regions of Mexico and the southern United States, agaves are perfectly adapted to hot, sunny environments. Their ability to store water in their leaves makes them extremely drought-resistant and low-maintenance, making them a sustainable choice for Mediterranean gardens, xerophytic gardens, rock gardens, patios, terraces and other spaces where you want to reduce watering needs.
The leaves can display shades of green, blue-green or silver, often adorned with contrasting margins, decorative spines or very distinctive patterns. Their generally slow growth allows you to appreciate for many years the unique beauty of these true living sculptures, which stand out both individually and in groups.
The varieties supplied may vary depending on stock availability, and may include specimens of Agave titanota ‘White Ice’, Agave romanii, Agave salmiana, among other similar ornamental varieties.<\/p>\n
Scientific name<\/strong>: Agave spp.<\/em> CUIDADOS<\/strong> Fun fact<\/strong>: Agaves are often confused with aloes, but they belong to distinct botanical genera. Some species can live for decades before producing an impressive flower stalk, after which the mother plant naturally ends its cycle, often leaving new offshoots at the base.<\/p>\n ATTENTION! – Representative photograph \u2013 the image shown illustrates some of the varieties that may be supplied. The variety is chosen according to stock availability at the time of order preparation<\/strong>. Plants are living beings and each specimen is unique, and may show natural variations in shape, size, colouration, number of leaves or degree of development.<\/p>\n – The height indicated includes the plastic pot visible in the photo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Agaves are succulent plants of great ornamental value, recognized for their elegant rosettes of fleshy leaves and the architectural presence they bring to any space. In this offer you’ll find a mix of varieties selected for their different shapes, sizes, shades and foliage textures, allowing you to create compositions of great visual impact both in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":94106,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1438,1441,744,1440,743],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-94104","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-1-plants","product_cat-cacti-and-succulents-2","product_cat-outdoor-plants","product_cat-outdoor-plants-2","product_cat-plants","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/94104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=94104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=94104"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=94104"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hortodocampogrande.pt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=94104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Common name<\/strong>: Agave<\/em>
Family:<\/strong> Asparagaceae
Origin<\/strong>: Mexico and southern United States
Climate<\/strong>: Mediterranean, arid and semi-arid
Category<\/strong>: Outdoor plant
Approximate height<\/strong>: 30\u201350cm
Pot diameter<\/strong>: 20cm<\/p>\n
Light<\/strong>: Needs full sun, where it best develops colour, shape and resilience. Tolerates very bright locations with some hours of shade.
Temperature<\/strong>: Very heat-resistant. Most varieties tolerate light and occasional frosts when established.
Watering<\/strong>: Low. Water only when the substrate is completely dry. Significantly reduce watering during winter or let nature take care of it. Pay close attention \u2013 if in a pot \u2013 to saucers or decorative pots without drainage holes, where watering\/rainwater can become stagnant, promoting root rot.
Humidity<\/strong>: Prefers dry, well-ventilated environments.
Fertilisation<\/strong>: Not very demanding. Can benefit from light fertilization in spring to stimulate growth.
Pruning<\/strong>: No pruning needed. Remove only dry or damaged leaves.
Life cycle<\/strong>: Perennial.
Soil<\/strong>: Prefers light, sandy or stony and very well-drained substrates. Excess moisture is the main cause of problems.
Not Pet Friendly<\/strong>: Considered a toxic plant for pets. The sap can cause skin and digestive irritation in dogs and cats.<\/p>\n
– In this offer we provide an assortment of varieties, depending on stock availability<\/strong>. If you’d like a particular variety, indicate the shade\/appearance in the “Notes”<\/strong> before finalizing\/paying for your order and the team will try to meet your expectations.<\/p>\n