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Manfreda maculosa
Texas Tuberose
The Manfreda maculosa, or Texas Tuberose, is a soft-leaved relative of the agaves from the limestone country of southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Its grey-green strap leaves are spotted with maroon and sit low, at 0.2 to 0.3 metres, before a slender flower spike rises well clear of them.
It is a rock and gravel garden plant, valued for foliage pattern at ground level and for the night fragrance of its summer flowers.
Specifications
- Height0.2 to 0.3 metres in leaf, with flower spikes to 1 to 1.8 metres
- Width0.3 to 0.5 metres
- Native toSouthern Texas and northeastern Mexico
- FoliageSoft succulent strap leaves, grey-green spotted with maroon; evergreen to semi-evergreen
- Growth rateSlow
Conditions
- SoilRequires sharply drained gravelly or sandy soil
- LightFull sun to partial shade
- WaterVery low; highly drought-tolerant
- ClimateThrives in arid and semi-arid regions with hot summers
Additional Features
- FlowersA slender spike of tubular flowers opening greenish-white and ageing pink to maroon, fragrant at night in summer
- UsesIdeal for rock and gravel gardens, xeriscape borders and containers
- SpacingPlant 0.3 to 0.4 metres apart to let the leaf pattern read
- Low MaintenanceNeeds nothing beyond removal of the spent flower spike
- Pest ResistanceGenerally sound; avoid wet crowns
- Drought ToleranceHolds condition on rainfall alone in warm arid climates
- Wildlife AttractionNight-scented flowers draw moths
The Texas Tuberose is a quiet, low-water foliage plant that pays for itself when the flower spike goes up.
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Prepared 09 September 2026