Mangave Cold Tolerance
The following list gives the cold tolerance of most known mangave varieties. The most useful sources are the websites of San Marcos Growers and Plant Delights Nursery. I also give the agave and manfreda parents of each variety (where known); this helps infer likely cold hardiness based on parentage.
This list should be a good starting point for your own trials. If your experience differs from the list, please leave a comment at the bottom of this page.
Fantastic, thank you Gerhard!
ReplyDeleteMy only comment is that winter wet (cold wet?) changes these numbers. As I'm sure you are aware a dry succulent is much hardier than a wet one.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. This winter was vivid proof of that. I've had mangaves rot from the persistent wet, not from the cold.
DeleteThanks a lot for this info. I'm looking to adding a mangrove or two to my front yard re-do.
ReplyDeleteExactly what I was looking for. Thank you, Kathleen in Minnesota!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this list, Gerhard, as it’s just what I need. I’m looking for Mangaves that can handle brutal heat and the occasional and unexpected plunge to 20F and below (central Texas weather, in other words). As much as I love Plant Delights, I find their shipping prices to be pretty extreme. Do you have any suggestions of other online places that carry a good selection?
ReplyDeleteAs much as I like what Plant Delights is doing, I completely agree with you re: shipping charges.
DeleteMountain Crest Gardens (http://mountaincrestgardens.com/) usually has a good selection of mangaves, but they're fairly small plugs.
Thank you!
DeleteHere in Phoenix, I have purchased from Plant Delights and Mountain Crest Gardens. The ones from Plant Delights are bigger, but the Mountain Crest Gardens Mangaves are sturdy small plants. After a couple of years, they are all about the same size! The smaller ones grow really well and seem to catch up to the bigger ones.
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