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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Mexico (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| 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 'Night Owl' PPAF (Night Owl Mangave) - A dramatically dark leafed rosette forming succulent with solitary very symmetrical rosettes up to 1 foot tall by almost 2 feet wide. The broad arching recurved leaves undulate to show off the interesting toothed margins and are a glaucus gray color so heavily covered with dark purple spots that the leaves appear nearly black - this is the darkest of the Mangave hybrids to date. Plant in full to half day sun in a well-drained soil and give occasional to regular irrigation. This plant is noted to have a very similar habit to the very attractive Mangave 'Silver Fox' but with near black leaves. This plant is a 2020 introduction in the Walters Gardens MAD ABOUT MANGAVEŽ Collection of plants that we first received in July 2020. It is a hybrid created by Hans Hansen at Walters Gardens in Zeeland Michigan. Walters Gardens says of 'Night Owl': "Lovely architectural form and symmetry - one of the darkest leaf varieties to date." The picture on this page courtesy of Walters Gardens.
The information on this page is based on research conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from online sources, and from observations made of the crops growing in our nursery, plants 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 'Night Owl' PPAF. |
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