Mangave Thunderbird PP 31248 Hemerocallis and the Taiwanese native

and the Taiwanese native

brilliant gold

highlighted with a few small yellow spots

The October sprouting foliage holds up extremely well through the winter as though it isn't even cold

Butterfly weed has no tolerance for soils that hold much moisture

Mangave Thunderbird PP 31248 Hemerocallis and the Taiwanese nativexMangave 'Thunderbird' is a new agave x manfreda hybrid that forms a small 8" tall x 12" wide clump, with leaf spotting so dense the foliage appears solidly reddish violet quite dramatic! 'Thunderbird' consists of two parts manfreda and one part Agave marmorata shaken thoroughly and stirred. Unlike agaves, xmangaves don't die after flowering.