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Products > Mangave 'Mayan Queen' PP31,312
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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Parentage: (Manfreda x Agave macroacantha x A. pablocarrilloi) |
| Height: 1 foot |
| Width: 2-3 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Summer Dry: Yes |
| Deer Tolerant: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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x Mangave 'Mayan Queen' PP31,312 (Mayan Queen Mangave) - A beautiful plant with solitary very symmetrical rosettes up to 15 inches tall and 3 feet wide with succulent frosty silver-gray colored arching recurved leaves with a dark purple mottled overlay that is densest towards the leave tips and with leaf margins shallowly serrated with hard rubbery teeth. From a distance the general appearance of the leaves is that they are a solid lavender color and this coloration is enhanced when grown in full sun. Plant in full to half day sun in a well-drained soil and give occasional to regular irrigation. It has been noted as resistant to deer and rabbit predation. This plant is a 2017 introduction in the Walters Gardens MAD ABOUT MANGAVEŽ Collection of plants bred by Hans Hansen. Walters Gardens says of this plant "A superb succulent that's fit for a queen!" 'Mayan Queen' is a complex hybrid involving a Manfreda cultivar, Agave macroacantha and A. pablocarrilloi (AKA Agave gypsophila, Hort.). This plant has a U.S. Plant Patent pending. The picture on this page courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Information displayed on this page about Mangave 'Mayan Queen' PP31,312 is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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