Mangave Life on Mars PP 32939 Papua New Guinea starting in late April (NC)

starting in late April (NC) with an amazing number of 16" tall spikes of royal purple flowers

These deer-resistant

but speculate that an amorous Agave lophantha may be the baby daddy

topped in late April/early May with 2' tall flower stalks ending in a cluster of 1" mauvy-lavender flowers that have a distinctive bluish cast

clothed in pinky-shaped glossy green leaves

Mangave Life on Mars PP 32939 Papua New Guinea starting in late April (NC)Mangave 'Life on Mars' is a new creamy edged sport of Mangave 'Mission to Mars'. The parent is a hybrid with Agave shawii, Agave x pseudoferox, and a couple of manfredas, selected by Hans Hansen of Walters Gardens. This selection eventually matures at 2' tall x 5' wide. When grown in plenty of sun, the entire foliage takes on a stunning reddish hue.