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Manfreda undulata 'Chocolate Chips'
Chocolate Chips False Agave
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Shop Available ManfredaItem #: 8355
Zones: 7a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
I nearly fell over when I first saw this amazing manfreda at Yucca Do Nursery. The 2' long, rubbery, lizard-like, very wavy, glaucous leaves are heavily spotted chocolate. Each Manfreda 'Chocolate Chips' clump lays flat on the ground, radiating out to form a starfish-like rosette. The winter deciduous 1' tall x 4' wide rosettes (in good soil) are topped with 3' tall spikes of alien antennae-like flowers in June...cool flowers and cool foliage. Well-drained soils are best for this new drought-tolerant rock garden or container gem. Manfreda 'Chocolate Chips' grows much smaller in drier, poorly prepared soils.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Manfreda
Flower Color: Brown/Tan , Purple/Lavender
Leaf Color: Brown/Tan , Green , Purple/Lavender , Silver/Grey
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Chocolate Garden , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Drought Tolerant Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Colored Foliage , Patterned Foliage