Agave filifera, the thread agave, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Central Mexico from Querétaro to Mexico State. It is a small or medium-sized succulent plant that forms stemless rosette up to 3 feet (90 cm) across and up to 2 feet (60 cm) tall. The leaves are dark green to a ...

Agave filifera (Thread Agave) is an evergreen perennial succulent forming striking rosettes of stiff, pointed, dark green leaves edged with ornamental white threads. Mature plants (over 10 years) flower only once. They are topped with a magnificent flowering spike that can reach 8 ft. (250 cm), and bears dense clusters of ...

Description: Agave filifera is a small to medium sized agave that forms attractive rosette of leathery leaves each ending in a stout stiff spine. The leaves are dark green in colour with ornamental white threads along the edge. This agave will eventually throw up a flower stem 2,5 m at the end of which are purple and green ...

Agave filifera is a clump-forming species from central Mexico, native to several mountain ranges to the north and northwest of Mexico City. It is closely related to Agave schidigera, which has a more extensive area of occurrence farther to the west, but A. schidigera is single-headed and has somewhat longer leaves which are ...

Agave schidigera, also known as Agave filifera subsp. schidigera, is a slow-growing succulent that forms a large basal rosette of thick fleshy leaves. The rosette grows up to 1 foot (30 cm) tall and up to 2 feet (60 cm) in diameter. Leaves are green with coarse margins, very sharp tips, and white marginal hair-like ...