Mangave Night Owl PP 38403 South Africa just as the new seasons

just as the new seasons flower begin to fully open

surrounded by a wide golden margin throughout the season

The masses of 6' tall branched flower stalks begin opening in late June to reveal large

equaling the beauty of the flower

but incredibly beautiful

Mangave Night Owl PP 38403 South Africa just as the new seasonsxMangave 'Night Owl', from the work of Hans Hansen at Walters Gardens, is the darkest foliage mangave (agave x manfreda) to date. xMangave 'Night Owl' arose through a series of crosses that involved Agave macroacantha, Agave gypsophila ssp. pablocarilloi and a couple of manfreda species. The density of the large purple spots on this 8" tall x 18" wide architectural rosette is such that the plant appears purple black from a distance.