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Products > Mangave 'Center of Attention' PPAF
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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Parentage: (Agave nizandensis x M. 'Bloodspot x A. gypsophila) |
| 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 'Center of Attention' PPAF (Center of Attention Mangave) - An attractive plant with rosettes up to 18 inches tall and 29 inches wide with dark reddish purple recurving leaves that have a lighter rose colored midstripe and with leaf margins having small evenly spaced rubbery teeth. 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 2020 introduction in the Walters Gardens MAD ABOUT MANGAVEŽ Collection of plants bred by Hans Hansen. Mangave 'Center of Attention' is a complex hybrid involving Agave nizandensis as the seed parent crossed with pollen from the cross between Mangave 'Bloodspot' and Agave pablocarrilloi (AKA Agave gypsophila, Hort.). This plant has a U.S. Plant Patent pending. The picture on this page courtesy of Walters Gardens.
The information on this page is based on the research that we have conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from what we have found on reliable online sources, as well as from observations made of our crops of this plant growing in the nursery and of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Mangave 'Center of Attention' PPAF. |
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