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x Hansara 'Jumping Jacks' PP 31,628 - A very unusual and exciting new evergreen succulent plant that grows to 14 inches tall by 27 inches wide with narrow pliable gray-green leaves that are lightly maroon spotted . When it matures, after 2 to 3 years, it produces an erect branching inflorescence to 4 to 6 feet bearing beautiful yellow flowers and then suckers from the side of the flowering rosette. Looks a bit like a giant Mangave 'Bloodspot', which makes some sense as it has this plant in its parentage.
Little is currently known about the cultural requirements of this plant but likely it will do best planted in full sun to part shade in a well-drained soil and irrigated infrequently to occasionally. It should prove evergreen and hardy to 20 to 25° F.
x Hansara 'Jumping Jacks' comes from the creative work of Hans Hansen, who has rocked the succulent plant world in recent years with his Mangave Madness Series that were introduced by Walter's Gardens in Michigan. This hybrid was named by Tony Avent of Plant Delights Nursery to honor Hans, who created this tri-generic hybrid by crossing different species of Agave, Manfreda, and Polianthes. This group of closely allied plants has been combined into Agave by some taxonomists, while others for quite obvious reasons still consider each to be a valid and a separate genus.
x Hansara 'Jumping Jacks' was created on Nov. 5, 2014 when Hans crossed 'HAN12-83-9', a trigeneric hybrid involving Agave gypsophila ssp. pablocarrilloi, Manfreda maculosa, Polianthes tuberosa and Polianthes howardii, with x Mangave 'Bloodspot', which is thought to be a a hybrid between Agave macroacantha hybrid and Manfreda maculosa. This new creation received us Plant Patent PP 31,628 on March 31, 2020. One aspect of this hybrid that was surprising to us was the lack of much fragrance to the flowers as this is certainly something that Polianthes and even Manfreda could have brought in. We grew this interestig plant from 2019 to 2020 and the picture on this page is courtesy of Plant Delights Nursery.
The information displayed on this page about Hansara 'Jumping Jacks' PP 31,628 is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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