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Agave filifera – Thread-leaf Agave
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Agave filifera, Salm-Dyck (A. pseudofilifera, Ross & Lanz.). Lvs. somewhat upcurved-spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 1-1 1/2 x 8-24 in., with openly grooved spine and rather sparing thin marginal threads: infl. rather stout and dense, 10-15 ft.: fls. maroon, 1 1/2 in.; ovary and segm. 5/8 in. each, tube 1/2 in.- E. Cent. Mex. G.C. II. 7, p. 303; III. 21, p. 167. I. H. 7: 243. Lyon Hort. 1879, p. 208; 1900, p. 371; 1909, p. 147. Gt. 36, p. 544. Neubert's Gart. Mag. 39, p. 307. G.W. 6, p. 79; 1907, p. 9. Ref. Bot., 164. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard, 11, frontisp. Icon. Sel. Hort. Thenensis, pl. 144.—Varies into a number of forms: var. filamentosa, Baker (A. filamentosa, Salm-Dyck, A. filifera latifolia, longifolia, robusta or major, Bonapartea or Liittaea filamentosa), G.C. 34. p. 101, with large lvs.; var. compacta (vars, brevifolia, compacta, densa, depauperata and minor, Hort.), with short broad lvs.; f. variegata (A. filifera superba, Hort.), in which the dingy cuticular stripes of the type (var. viridis or immaculata) are brighter and more persistent. Hybrids are reported with geminiflora (X A. Taylori), Ghiesbrechtii, schidigera (X A. Leopdldii II, A. filifera Leopoldii, J. H. 1893, p. 334), xalapensis (X A. Romani) and xylonacantha (X A. Villarum).
 
Agave filifera, Salm-Dyck (A. pseudofilifera, Ross & Lanz.). Lvs. somewhat upcurved-spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 1-1 1/2 x 8-24 in., with openly grooved spine and rather sparing thin marginal threads: infl. rather stout and dense, 10-15 ft.: fls. maroon, 1 1/2 in.; ovary and segm. 5/8 in. each, tube 1/2 in.- E. Cent. Mex. G.C. II. 7, p. 303; III. 21, p. 167. I. H. 7: 243. Lyon Hort. 1879, p. 208; 1900, p. 371; 1909, p. 147. Gt. 36, p. 544. Neubert's Gart. Mag. 39, p. 307. G.W. 6, p. 79; 1907, p. 9. Ref. Bot., 164. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard, 11, frontisp. Icon. Sel. Hort. Thenensis, pl. 144.—Varies into a number of forms: var. filamentosa, Baker (A. filamentosa, Salm-Dyck, A. filifera latifolia, longifolia, robusta or major, Bonapartea or Liittaea filamentosa), G.C. 34. p. 101, with large lvs.; var. compacta (vars, brevifolia, compacta, densa, depauperata and minor, Hort.), with short broad lvs.; f. variegata (A. filifera superba, Hort.), in which the dingy cuticular stripes of the type (var. viridis or immaculata) are brighter and more persistent. Hybrids are reported with geminiflora (X A. Taylori), Ghiesbrechtii, schidigera (X A. Leopdldii II, A. filifera Leopoldii, J. H. 1893, p. 334), xalapensis (X A. Romani) and xylonacantha (X A. Villarum).
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Agave filifera


Plant Characteristics
Habit   cacti-succulent

Height: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7. to 8 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width: 28 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 28.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Water: moderate, dry
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Sunset Zones: 12-29
Flower features: blue, purple
Scientific Names

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Agave filifera – Thread-leaf Agave


Read about Agave filifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Agave filifera, Salm-Dyck (A. pseudofilifera, Ross & Lanz.). Lvs. somewhat upcurved-spreading, oblong-lanceolate, 1-1 1/2 x 8-24 in., with openly grooved spine and rather sparing thin marginal threads: infl. rather stout and dense, 10-15 ft.: fls. maroon, 1 1/2 in.; ovary and segm. 5/8 in. each, tube 1/2 in.- E. Cent. Mex. G.C. II. 7, p. 303; III. 21, p. 167. I. H. 7: 243. Lyon Hort. 1879, p. 208; 1900, p. 371; 1909, p. 147. Gt. 36, p. 544. Neubert's Gart. Mag. 39, p. 307. G.W. 6, p. 79; 1907, p. 9. Ref. Bot., 164. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard, 11, frontisp. Icon. Sel. Hort. Thenensis, pl. 144.—Varies into a number of forms: var. filamentosa, Baker (A. filamentosa, Salm-Dyck, A. filifera latifolia, longifolia, robusta or major, Bonapartea or Liittaea filamentosa), G.C. 34. p. 101, with large lvs.; var. compacta (vars, brevifolia, compacta, densa, depauperata and minor, Hort.), with short broad lvs.; f. variegata (A. filifera superba, Hort.), in which the dingy cuticular stripes of the type (var. viridis or immaculata) are brighter and more persistent. Hybrids are reported with geminiflora (X A. Taylori), Ghiesbrechtii, schidigera (X A. Leopdldii II, A. filifera Leopoldii, J. H. 1893, p. 334), xalapensis (X A. Romani) and xylonacantha (X A. Villarum). CH


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