Mangave Catch a Wave PP 29723 10b Belamcanda 'Hello Yellow' is an

Belamcanda 'Hello Yellow' is an iris relative that looks more like a dwarf gladiolus in foliage until it is topped in July with 20" tall spikes of 1" round

heavily-corrugated leaves

Excess moisture in summer is even more damaging than too much soil moisture in winter

edged with hundreds of tiny teeth

but doesn't quite match pictures of the original plant

Mangave Catch a Wave PP 29723 10b Belamcanda 'Hello Yellow' is anxMangave 'Catch a Wave' is a 2017 release of the bi generic agave x manfreda hybrids from plant breeder extraordinaire Hans Hansen at Walters Gardens. This amazing cross of Agave gypsophila ssp. pablocarrilloi, Agave colorata, and Manfreda maculosa produces a 20" tall x 30" wide specimen of rubbery, glaucous blue, incredibly wavy leaves which angle upwards at 45 degrees. The foliage is heavily spotted maroon, which contrasts nicely with the highly