Mangave Painted Desert PP 31630 Calopogon This Hans Hansen fern spore

This Hans Hansen fern spore collection hails from Ping Wu in China's Sichuan province at 5

This little-known obscure Chinese native butterfly bush species has shiny green leaves

deep blue foliage

This 2001 introduction from Palmstead Nursery in the UK boasts brilliant golden new foliage on the 2' tall upright branches

Asarum faurei var

Mangave Painted Desert PP 31630 Calopogon This Hans Hansen fern sporeDescribing xMangave 'Painted Desert' is like trying to quantify the colors of a desert sunset. This fascinating mangave was created by plant breeder Hans Hansen by combining the genes of two Mexican agave species, Agave macroacantha and Agave nizandensis, with the purple spotting from a manfreda. Each long, narrow, rubbery leaf of the 1' tall x 2' wide clump is olive green and heavily spotted purple, on top of the muted gold central band a fascinating