First Description

Hortus Dyckensis 8: 309, 1834

Synonyms

Agave filamentosa Salm-Dyck (1859)
    (Bonplandia 7: 94, 1859)

Agave filifera var. candida superba Hort. ex Besaucèle

Agave filifera var. elatior Hort. ex Besaucèle

Agave filifera var. filamentosa (Salm-Dyck) Baker (1877)
    (Gardeners' Chronicle, n. ser., v. 7: 303, 1877)

Agave filifera var. immaculata Hort. ex Besaucèle

Agave filifera var. longifolia Hort. ex Besaucèle

Agave filifera var. mediopicta Hort. ex Besaucèle

Agave filifera var. splendens Hort. ex Besaucèle

Agave filifera var. viridis Hort. ex Besaucèle

Agave pseudofilifera Ross & Lanza (1892)
    (Delectus Seminum e Collectione Hortus Botanicus Regiae Universitatis Panormitanae: 47, 1892)

Literature

Gentry, H. S.: Agaves of Continental North America: 110-111, 1982

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Basic Data

Subgenus

Littaea

Section

Filiferae

Diameter

up to 60cm

Inflorescence

3m

Flower Color

reddish

Flowering Time

April - June

Reproduction

many suckers, seed

Common Name

Natural Location

Occurrence

Aguascalientes, Hidalgo, Guanajuato, San Luis Potosi, Queretaro, Michoacan, Mexico, Veracruz

Remarks

Indoor Summer

Exposition

sunny to half shady

Watering

moderately

Indoor Winter

Temperature

keep frost free

Soil

keep slightly moist

Outdoor

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Hydration

Hardiness