{"product_id":"agave-potatorum-compacta","title":"Agave potatorum 'Compacta'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAgave potatorum\u003c\/em\u003e 'Compacta'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a dwarf form of the butterfly agave, one of the most beautiful of all the smaller agaves. The broad, grey-blue leaves carry wavy margins set with small reddish teeth and a dark terminal spine, overlapping into a dense, symmetrical rosette of just 20 to 30cm. The species is so admired that it holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit; this compact form gives the same sculpted beauty at half the size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness and seasons.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is tender, H2, so it lives outside only from late spring to autumn and needs a bright, frost-free home for winter. Grow it permanently in a container: full sun on a south or west facing patio in summer, then a windowsill, porch or cold greenhouse kept just above freezing and almost dry from autumn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a connoisseur's \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003epot plant\u003c\/a\u003e: one rosette in a terracotta pan looks like a piece of sculpture. Summer it among a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003egravel garden\u003c\/a\u003e scheme or line it up with our other \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/agave-and-succulents\"\u003eagaves and succulents\u003c\/a\u003e on a hot step where the geometry can be admired up close.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"10.5cm \/ 0.75L","offer_id":58864161554815,"sku":"AGAVPOTACAPA105","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/agave-potatorum-compacta.jpg?v=1792760909","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/agave-potatorum-compacta","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}