I've been wanting a Mangave for a looooong time. Basically since I found out they existed, in fact. (If memory serves, that was via Digging, though it's been so long ago that I can't be certain.) And now, thanks to a reader, I finally have one. Or, rather, two: one big one, one small one.
The bigger plant. The pot diameter is ~5" / 13 cm.
Both traveled fine, and I potted them both up with
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