Scientific Name:
Agave filifera
Pronunciation:
uh-GAH-vay fill-IFF-ur-uh
Common Name:
threadleaf agave
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Herbaceous perennial, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Leaves basal, lance-shaped, up to 25cm long with white threads and a terminal spine.
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Sheltered
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Indoor plant, Small garden/space
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear
Apices:
Aristate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Spinose
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Spike-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Green-yellow, Pink, Dark-red
Flower Time at Peak:
Can flower any month
Additional Info:
Unlikely to flower locally or indoors
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to fruit locally or indoors
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Spines, Succulent leaves
Pest Susceptibility:
Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
