{"product_id":"beschorneria-albiflora","title":"Beschorneria albiflora","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBeschorneria albiflora\u003c\/strong\u003e, the \u003cstrong\u003ewhite-flowered Mexican lily\u003c\/strong\u003e, delivers the full architectural agave presence with none of the weaponry: a lush fountain of soft, strappy, grey-green leaves that you can brush past without a scratch. Rarer still, it is the only beschorneria that builds a true trunk with age, slowly lifting its rosettes into a small, sculptural tree unlike anything else in a British garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the cloud forests of Mexico and Central America, it is surprisingly obliging here: rated H3 and taking around -7C given sharp drainage, thriving in mild, coastal and city gardens and against warm walls elsewhere. Mature plants add the headline act, tall red-flushed spikes hung with tubular, greenish-white bells that pollinators adore, and the rosette lives on after flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow and where to grow\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePosition:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun to light shade; a hot, bright spot flowers best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e free-draining, even poor and stony; add grit on heavy ground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e rosettes to around 1.5 m, spreading 2 m; trunking slowly with age.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e H3, to around -7C with dry winter roots.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eUse it where you want agave drama beside a path or seating area, as the soft centrepiece of a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/drought-tolerant-plants\"\u003egravel or dry garden\u003c\/a\u003e, or among spikier companions in an \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic border\u003c\/a\u003e. It contrasts perfectly with true \u003ca href=\"\/products\/agave-shaka-zulu\"\u003ehardy agaves\u003c\/a\u003e and our wider \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/hardy-exotics\"\u003ehardy exotics\u003c\/a\u003e range, and takes happily to a large container with our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003eplants for pots\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNursery-grown and genuinely scarce in the UK. See our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hardy-exotics-what-to-expect\"\u003eseasonal expectations guide\u003c\/a\u003e for honest winter advice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"23cm \/ 5L","offer_id":58369763770751,"sku":"BESCALBI23","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/beschcornia.jpg?v=1789655865","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/beschorneria-albiflora","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}