Bad Hair Day - Mangave

Bad Hair Day Mangave Plant Description

Mangave 'Bad Hair Day': If only your bad hair days looked this good! Like a head of hair, this plant produces narrow, flat lime green leaves that form an arching habit. Each leaf blade has light blush red spotting with a distinct blush toward the tips of the leaves. This is very easy to handle due to its soft, flexible leaves. This plant looks amazing in decorative containers, especially face planters. The hardiest Mangave to date, it is frost tolerant to 0F to 10F if kept dry in winter. When grown outdoors in full sun, this cultivar can reach 20" wide and 10" tall. This variety will only bloom once in its life, but after flowering, it will continue to grow and produce offsets before dying. 

Bad Hair Day Mangave Plant Specs and Regions

Native to: Mexico

Zone: 10

Hardiness: will not tolerate frost

Recommended light conditions: full sun 

Bloomtime: Fall

Bloom Color: yellow

Bad Hair Day Mangave Water and Light Recommendations

Watering Needs Indoors: Instead of giving your succulents gradual sips of water throughout the week, give them a good soaking, to the point where water runs out the drainage holes at the bottom of the pot. Be sure to empty the water that runs into the saucer, succulents do not like to sit in water. Then let the soil dry out completely before watering again.

Watering Needs Outdoors: In the Summer water your succulents every two weeks, by soaking them and letting them dry before watering again. In the Winter water your succulents once a month. 

Technical Information About This Plant

• Requires bright light for most of the day. Or constant dappled shade.
• Best to water every 2 weeks.