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Agave or False Aloe (Manfreda virginica)
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Agave or False Aloe (Manfreda virginica) foliage
Agave or False Aloe (Manfreda virginica)
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Interesting foliage plant with purplish mottling. Use in dry sunny beds or as ground cover in part shade.
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MAVIR
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Manfreda virginica
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Interesting foliage plant with purplish mottling. Use in dry sunny beds or as ground cover in part shade. An excellent plant for large container gardens.
Uses: Ground cover, hummingbirds, container gardens
Bloom time: June - July
Height: 6 to 10 inches (foliage; flowering stem is much taller)
Space: 16 to 20 inches
Sun: Full sun to medium shade
Moisture: Dry to average
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Does the False Aloe spread? If so, is it by seed, rhizomes, or both?
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Holly
- 5/28/2020
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It can spread by seed over time. It doesn't produce rhizomes.
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Is Agave or False Aloe, an invasive plant? Can I incorporated into my cottage garden entrance, alone a pathway? Thank you
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Norma Smith
- 6/21/2020
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It is not aggressive. It's flower stems do get pretty tall, though, so it may not be ideal if it is close to the path (though the stems could be cut back if necessary).
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Is your seed source for these from central Missouri?
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Lloyd
- 8/20/2022
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Over the past few years, the source has been Laclede, Texas, Phelps, or Franklin County.
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