Plant in full to half day sun in a well-drained soil and give occasional to regular irrigation - the brighter the light the more pronounced the burgundy spotting. Cold hardiness on this variety is not well documented but it is thought to be hardy and evergreen down to the mid 20s° F and useful in USDA Zones 9 and above. A great looking plant in a container or in the garden where the climate is mild in winter - it is the darkest of all of the Mangaves.

Mangave 'Black Magic' was introduced in 2020 as part of Walters Gardens Mad About Mangave Collection and is a complex Manfreda and Agave hybrid created by Hans Hansen. Its seed parent was Mangave Moonglow', itself a hybrid between Mangave 'Bloodspot' and Manfreda undulata 'Chocolate Chips', and its pollen parent was an unreleased proprietary hybrid Mangave known by the breeder code 12-11-2. It received US Plant patent PP34,692 in October 2022. The picture on this page courtesy of Walters Gardens. 

The information about Mangave 'Black Magic' PP34,692 that is displayed on this web page is based on research conducted in our nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We will also include observations made about this plant as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We also incorporate comments that we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they share cultural information that aids others growing this plant.

Please note that after 46 years in business, San Marcos Growers will be discontinuing nursery operations by the end of 2025 and the property will be developed for affordable housing.