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Mangave SMG Mix

Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.  
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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Succulent
Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae)
Origin: Mexico (North America)
Evergreen: Yes
Red/Purple Foliage: Yes
Parentage: (M. 'Bloodspot' x Agave filifera?)
Height: 1 foot
Width: <1 foot
Exposure: Full Sun
Summer Dry: Yes
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F
x Mangave SMG Mix – A diverse collection of seedling Mangave plants with various spotted and colored foliage.

This seed mix resulted from the intentional crossing in 2019 of the unique x Mangave 'Bloodspot, thought to be a hybrid between Agave macroacantha and Manfreda maculosa, as the seed parent with the equally interesting small Agave nizandensis as the pollen parent. Meanwhile bees simultaneously carried on their own business crossing the x Mangave with a nearby flowering Agave filifera and it appears from the resulting plants that that the bees were the more successful.

Plant in full to half day sun in a well-drained soil and give occasional to regular irrigation. These hybrids are likley cold hardy to around 25° F and suitable to USDA Zones 9,10 and 11.

We offered these seedling plants for sale from 2021 until 2023 and made several selections we thought might be worthy for later introductions. 

This information about Mangave SMG Mix displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.

 
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