{"product_id":"black-widow-agave-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Black Widow Agave - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlack Widow is a compact agave with narrow, sword-like green leaves whose edges peel into long, curly white threads, like a fine spider's web. It forms a tidy, symmetrical rosette about a foot tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is very drought tolerant and slow growing, ideal for containers, rock gardens and succulent displays. Like all agaves, it blooms only after many years, and the main rosette dies after flowering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNarrow, stiff, sword-shaped leaves about ½ inch wide are dark green with thin white markings and sharp terminal spines. Long, curly white fibers peel from the leaf margins and drape across the rosette like cobwebs. The leaves radiate evenly to form a compact, symmetrical, rounded rosette 12 to 16 inches tall and 18 to 22 inches wide. The overall effect is a spiky green ball wrapped in fine white threads.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike lavender, it wants full sun and sharp drainage, so set it in a container on a gravel patio or among the lavender beds for summer, where its blue-gray rosette echoes lavender's foliage, then move it indoors for winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in gritty, very fast-draining soil and allow it to dry completely between waterings. Hardy in zones 9 to 10. In the Great Lakes region, grow it in a pot of fast-draining cactus mix and bring it indoors to a bright, cool window before frost; water deeply only when the soil is completely dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agave schidigera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rarely flowers (once after many years)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green with white threads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact, symmetrical rosette\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12–16 in tall × 18–22 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9–10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tender succulent; can suffer cold damage in transit and rot if kept wet, so ship in warm weather and pot promptly in dry, fast-draining mix.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724406260008,"sku":"GLLF-PER-B91AE3B8-72","price":1132.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/black-widow-agave.jpg?v=1790864798","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/black-widow-agave-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}