Purple People Eater Mangave – 1 Gallon Pot

USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 8a-10b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Evergreen Flowering Perennial / Shrub

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Foliage Color:  Blue-Green with heavy Reddish Purple spotting

Fragrant Foliage:  No

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Attracts:  Visual Attention

Resistances:  Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect, Poor Soil (well-drained), Rabbit, Rocky Soil

We are very excited to introduce Mangave, a very cool intergeneric cross of Manfreda  and Agave, combining the better growth rate and interesting coloration and patterns of Manfreda with the refined habit of Agave. Mangave is a perennial succulent plant that can be grown outdoors in the ground in USDA Zone 8-10, or in pots that can be left outdoors year round in Zones 9-10 but that will need to be overwintered indoors in Zones 8 and further north. They thrive in well-drained, dry to average soil and 7 hours or more of direct sun for best coloration and overall growth.

Named after the famous novelty song, Purple People Eater Mangave was named for the purple coloration of its leaves, and needless to say not because it eats people:-) It forms a neat rosette of thick, sturdy leaves that are blue-green with heavy reddish-purple spotting, but at a glance looks purple. That said, for best coloration give this one as much sun as you can. We suggest 7 hours or more of direct sunlight per day. The leaf margins fold upward to show off its yellow, orange, and cinnamon brown spines. At the end of each leaf, there is a cinnamon terminal spine. Quite the color contrast. In pots or the ground, Purple People Eater is sure to be a conversation piece!