Mazhar Botanic Garden

Agave schidigera Lem.

Century plant

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001032
Common name: Century plant
English name: Queen of White Thread-leaf Agave.
Country: Mexico
(PGR): Rare

Solitary rosette to 30 -40 cm tall, 15-30 cm wide leaves fark green with a sharp reddish terminal spine and margins highlighted with a strong creamy-white variegation and curly white hairs After several years of growth, a flowering stem that can be around 2 - 35 meters tall is produced, after which the rosette will die

Ornamental. fiber. 

Agave filifera subs schidigera (Lem) BUllrich             Agave filifera ‘Compacta Marginata’

 

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Texture: Lime rich soils Loam Sandy loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Topography: Desert
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 5.5-7.0
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Succulent
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Shop garden
Plant Uses: Borders Fibre Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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