This superb Mangave trio includes three incredible varieties, ‘Blazing Saddles’, ‘Frosted Elegance’ and ‘Praying Hands’. Boasting a striking combination of colours, textures and growing habits, with this mix you really do get the best of both worlds! Easy to care for and perfect for growing in a stylish patio pot or border, be sure to position in direct sunlight where they can thrive to a maximum height of 25cm. With their awesome colours and bold silhouettes, this Mangave Trio really strikes a pose on the patio!
Grow Mangave in a container using very free-draining soil or cactus compost. Grow in full sun outside or within a few metres of a south-facing window in a conservatory/glasshouse maintaining a temperature of 8° – 32°C (46° – 90°F). Mangave can be grown outdoors in the UK between spring and summer as a patio plant or planted in a free-draining, sunny border as perennial bedding.
Water regularly in summer but allow the compost to almost completely dry out between waterings following a ‘drenches between droughts’ regime. Feed every 2 months in the growing season with a cactus fertiliser. Keep dry in winter. Except in very mild areas they will need to be brought indoors over winter.
Repot every 3 years or so, moving up into a pot just slightly bigger than the previous one. Mangaves can be propagated very easily from offsets that form around the base.
