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Agave undulata Chocolate Chips

Agave undulata Chocolate Chip ( MANGAVE® series )
Undulate Agave, Wavy Leaf Agave

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A variety with wavy leaves, speckled with brown on a green background. This succulent plant forms a low and wide rosette, distinctly original in texture and colour. This variety blooms in the form of a stem adorned with small lilies with very fine black petals. It is a remarkable potted plant, on a balcony and indoors. In seaside gardens or mild climate gardens, it can be planted in a not-too-dry rockery. Its foliage can withstand -6°C in dry soil.

Height at maturity

10 cm

Spread at maturity

60 cm

Exposure

Sun, Partial shade

Hardiness

Hardy down to -6°C

Soil moisture

Moist soil

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Best planting time May to June

Recommended planting time April to June

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Flowering time August to October

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Description

The Mangave 'Chocolate Chips', sometimes called Manfreda 'Chocolate Chips' is a succulent plant that stands out, a hybrid resulting from the cross-breeding between Manfreda undulata and an Agave. It is a perennial plant with a flat and wide rosette, with speckled leaves and very wavy edges, evergreen in winter. Mature rosettes offer stunning airy and sculptural flowering, green with long black threads emerging from it. As it is not very hardy, it is easier to cultivate it in a pot on the terrace.

The Mangave 'Chocolate Chips' belongs to the Agavaceae family, now included by botanists in the much larger Asparagaceae family. This plant develops quite rapidly into a rosette 10 cm tall and 50 to 60 cm wide, composed of numerous succulent leaves. The leaves are thick, gutter-shaped, elongated, tapering to a point, strongly wavy at the edges and very decorative. Their bluish-green is intensely speckled with dark brown, even black. Flowering will occur in favourable climates on mature plants, from August to October. From the centre of the rosette, a branched floral stem emerges bearing small jade green star-shaped lily-like flowers with long almost black petals and purple stamens. The rosette does not die after flowering. Mangaves thrive in well-drained soil, capable of withstanding short frosts of around -5 to -7°C depending on the varieties. They should be planted in full sun or at most in partial shade in hot climates. The vegetation persists in winter. The crown of this 'Chocolate Chips' variety can withstand -6°C, or even more in dry soil.

The Mangave 'Chocolate Chips' finds its place in a contemporary or exotic setting and among collectors of plant curiosities. In favourable climates, it can be planted in a rock garden, with small agaves like Agave montana and other differently coloured Mangaves. Enthusiasts of cacti and other succulent plants can showcase it on the terrace or balcony by surrounding it with pots filled with houseleeks. It can also be cultivated indoors, like an Echeveria.

Agave undulata Chocolate Chips in pictures

Flowering

Flower colour green

Flowering time August to October

Inflorescence Spike

Foliage

Foliage persistence Evergreen

Foliage colour variegated

Plant habit

Height at maturity 10 cm

Spread at maturity 60 cm

Growth rate fast

Botanical data

Genus

Agave

Species

undulata

Cultivar

Chocolate Chip ( MANGAVE® series )

Family

Agavaceae

Other common names

Undulate Agave, Wavy Leaf Agave

Botanical synonyms

Agave undulata 'Chocolate Chips'

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference • 20689

Planting and care

Plant the 'Chocolate Chips' Agave in full sun, or in partial shade in the hottest and sunniest regions. Plant it in very well-draining soil, even poor, rocky or sandy: it does not tolerate winter moisture and cold well, but will do better in dry soil. It is therefore strongly advised to grow this plant in a pot in regions which are humid and cold in winter. On the other hand, this variety also dislikes arid Mediterranean summers. It can be planted in a rockery or on a rocky slope in seaside gardens or in mild climates, where frosts do not go below -5°C at the lowest.

As the plant has moderate growth, it can easily be grown in a large pot on the terrace or balcony, in a light substrate such as cactus soil, with careful drainage, preferably in terracotta. Water regularly in summer, but allow the substrate to dry between 2 waterings. It will then be easy to store the pot away from strong frosts and humidity, in a bright, well-ventilated, lightly or unheated room. Reduce or even stop watering in winter. The plant can spend April to October, outdoors.