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Mangave Mission to Mars

(x) Mangave Mangavé® Mission to Mars
Mangave, Manfreda hybride, Agave hybride

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Beautiful young plant already transplanted.

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This unusual succulent plant forms a rosette of magnificent leaves, which are intensely spotted and speckled brown and then purple-red in summer, on a subtle green background.  This plant is decorative in all seasons. It blooms from August to October in the form of stems adorned with small white flowers. Resistant to drought but not very hardy, it makes a magnificent subject to grow in a pot on the patio, In seaside gardens or mild climates.  It will also thrive in a rockery.  It is a well-established plant in very dry soil that can withstand brief frosts of around -6°C (21.2°F).
Height at maturity
25 cm
Spread at maturity
70 cm
Exposure
Sun, Partial shade
Hardiness
Hardy down to -6°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil
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Best planting time May to June
Recommended planting time April to June
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Description

Mangave Mission To Mars is a remarkable and colourful succulent plant that is part of a series of hybrids resulting from the cross-breeding between Manfreda and Agaves. From the agaves, they display a remarkably architectural evergreen vegetation as well as a very perennial temperament, while they have their unique colours, less sharp spines and faster growth from the Manfreda. This Mission To Mars variety, low and very wide, offers an intensely spotted brown foliage on a green background, turning purple-red in the sunDrought-resistant but not very hardy, it makes a beautiful subject to cultivate in a pot on the terrace. In seaside gardens or mild climates, it will thrive in a rockery. 

 

Mangave Mission To Mars belongs to the Agavaceae family, now included by botanists in the much larger Asparagaceae family. This plant develops quite rapidly into a rosette of 25 cm (10in) in height and 70 cm (28in) in width, composed of numerous succulent leaves. The long leaves are wide, gutter-shaped, tapered to a point, beautifully curved, and bordered by small, non-prickly cinnamon-coloured spines. Their thick, shiny leaves are almost entirely coloured purple on young leaves, gradually turning bronze green on older ones. Flowers will appear in favourable climates on mature plants, from August to October. From the centre of the rosette emerges a branched flower stalk bearing small white star-shaped flowers. Mangaves are plants for dry, well-drained soil, capable of withstanding brief frosts of around -5 to -7°C (23 to 19.4°F), depending on the variety.  They should be placed in full sun or, at most, partial shade in hot climates. The plant is evergreen.

To create exotic scenes in mild climates, Mangave Mission To Mars can be planted in a rockery, alongside other small agaves such as Agave montana, other differently coloured Mangaves, small agapanthus, or grasses like Carex comans Milk Chocolate or Stipa tenuifolia. Collectors of cacti and other succulent plants can highlight it on the patio or balcony by surrounding it with pots filled with sempervivum.

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Mangave Mission to Mars (Foliage) Foliage
Mangave Mission to Mars (Plant habit) Plant habit

Flowering

Flower colour white
Flowering time August to October

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen
Foliage colour purple

Plant habit

Height at maturity 25 cm
Spread at maturity 70 cm
Growth rate normal

Botanical data

Genus

(x) Mangave

Cultivar

Mangavé® Mission to Mars

Family

Agavaceae

Other common names

Mangave, Manfreda hybride, Agave hybride

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference154542

Planting and care

Plant Mangave Mission To Mars preferably in full sun, or in partial shade. Plant it in a very well-draining soil, even poor, rocky or sandy: it does not tolerate winter humidity and cold temperatures, but performs a little better in dry cold if not too severe and if planted in a dry soil. It is therefore strongly recommended to grow this plant in a pot in humid and cold regions in winter. It adapts perfectly to dry soils, even arid soils in summer.  It can be planted in a rockery or on a rocky slope in seaside gardens or mild climates, where frost does not drop below -6°C (21.2°F) at its lowest point.

Since the plant has a modest growth rate, it can easily be cultivated in a pot (preferably terracotta) on the patio or balcony, in a light substrate such as cactus soil, with good drainage.  Water regularly in summer, but let the substrate dry between waterings. It will then be easy to store the pot away from hard frosts and humidity, in a bright, well-ventilated, minimally heated room. Reduce or even stop watering in winter. The plant can spend the summer season, from April to October, outdoors.

 

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Planting period

Best planting time May to June
Recommended planting time April to June

Intended location

Suitable for Rockery
Type of use Container, Greenhouse, Conservatory
Hardiness Hardy down to -6°C (USDA zone 9a) Show map
Ease of cultivation Amateur
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun, Partial shade
Soil pH Neutral
Soil type Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Very well-drained, light.

Care

Pruning No pruning necessary
Disease resistance Good
Overwinter Needs to be stored
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