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Products > Mangave 'Freckles and Speckles' PP30,904   Mangave 'Freckles and Speckles' PP30,904 - Freckles and Speckles Mangave Note: This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.     Habit and Cultural Information Category: Succulent Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) Origin: Mexico (North America) Evergreen: Yes Red/Purple Foliage: Yes Parentage: (complex hybrid) Height: 1 foot Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Full Sun Summer Dry: Yes Deer Tolerant: Yes Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F x Mangave 'Freckles and Speckles' PPAF (Freckles and Speckles Mangave) - This attractive evergreen succulent plant forms a c;luster of rosettes to 8 inches tall by 18-20 inches wide with fleshy narrow mint green leaves that have a lavender overlay and are lightly freckled with dark burgundy spots and edged along the curled back margin with rubbery fine teeth and a rose pink terminal spine. Both the lavender color and the "freckles" are most pronounce in full sun. Mature plants are topped with a 6' tall flower spike. Plant in full to half day sun in a well-drained soil and give occasional to regular irrigation. Reported to be hardy to around 20°F and useful in USDA Zones 9-10 and noted as resistant to deer and rabbit predation. A great sized plant to combine other smaller succulents in a mixed container planting! This plant is a 2017 introduction from the Walters Gardens MAD ABOUT MANGAVEŽ Collection of plants bred by Hans Hansen. Mangave 'Freckles and Speckles' is the result of a complex cross involving Agave macroacantha, A. geminiflora, A. pablocarrilloi (AKA Agave gypsophila, Hort.) as well as a couple different Manfreda cultivars. It has a U.S. Plant Patent pending.  The information presented on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations of it growing in our nursery crops, as well as in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens we visit. We will incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they include cultural information that would aid others in growing Mangave 'Freckles and Speckles' PP30,904.     [MORE INFO]