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Mangave 'Praying Hands' PP34,508 – A unique and attractive solitary succulent that grows to 10 inches tall by as wide having many dark green 8-inch-long lanceolate leaves that stay curled upward in a tight rosette, much like an artichoke and with thin reddish-brown leaf margins and terminal spines of the same color that nearly coming together at the top. When young the form of this plant is more rounded but becoming a very unique tear drop shape with age. We have yet to see this newer Mangave cultivar flower.
Plant in full to half day sun in a well-drained soil and give occasional to regular irrigation. Should prove hardy to at least 25° F. With its unique form this makes of an attractive container plant and is equally attractive planted in the garden.
Mangave 'Praying Hands' is a 2021 introduction in the Walters Gardens MAD ABOUT MANGAVE® Collection of plants. It is a hybrid between Mangave 'Bloodspot (itself a presumed hybrid between Agave macroacantha and Manfreda maculosa) as the seed parent and Agave ocahui as its pollen parent. It was a cross made in 2014 by Hans Hansen at Walters Gardens in Zeeland Michigan. Walters Gardens says of 'Praying Hands' on their website: " A brand new and totally different look than what you've seen in Mangave so far!" It received US Plant Patent PP34,508 in August 2022, was awarded the Best Plant at the International Plant Fair (IPM) Essen in 2024 and was shortlisted for RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year awards in May 2024 where it later received a third place award.
This is the slowest growing of the Mangave hybrids we have grown. So unique was this plant when first released that all of our initial 2022 crop of this interesting plant was shipped to international buyers before they even filled out the pots. Luckily, we were able to restock from laboratory produced (tissue culture) plants from Walters Gardens to continue to sell it domestically after this. The picture on this page courtesy of Walters Gardens.
Information displayed on this page about Mangave 'Praying Hands' PP34,508 is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will 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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