Anyone heard of Macho Mocha Mangave?

[MikeC]

Supposed to be hardy to Zone 8 even possibly 7b.

http://www.plantdelights.com/Mangave-Ma ... info/5377/

Cracking looker





http://www.yuccado.com/x-mangave-macho-mocha.html

Sort of plant that if I can't buy one it's worth raising a batch from seed

[dave2166]

Ive had a few, they seem a bit more temperamental than agave's in my care, the leaves are more succulents like ....and ive had a few rot back to the stem...

maybe i'm not looking after them well,

lovely plants though, and unusual mottled colours on the leaves. i shall persist

mine are potted and go out in the late spring, til early autimn ish, certainly late september, its in the greenhouse i have problems so maybe they dont like dampness too much

[GoggleboxUK]

Sounds like a Sinitta lyric

[call]

wow!!!
MUST GROW!!!!!!!!!!
cant stop shking in my seat

[redsquirrel]

they are quite fast growing compared to some and the agave in the cross is celsii is which pretty tough in the right conditions.hardy exotics in cornwall have a huge celsii clump growing outside on a bank.very impresive.
the nearest to that here of a decent size is gonzaloi which is quite similar when its green and spotty. smurnan on here normally carries macho mocha in stock

[JoelR]

First time I've seen a picture of a big one. Very nice too. I'm growing Manfreda maculosa (the other side of this intergenetic hybrid) from seed. I think Macho Mocha might be a bit too choice and expensive to risk outside but it would be interesting to try if Manfreda x Agave seed could be easliy obtained.

[Troppoz]

Thats one seriously impressive plant!

Interesting genetics too...