Agave multifilifera SEEDS

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Agave multifilifera seeds grow into the many-threaded agave — a compact, densely-leafed agave native to the subtropical highland biome of the Sierra Madre Occidental of Chihuahua a nd Sinaloa, Mexico, growing on rocky slopes and canyon walls at altitude. The epithet multifilifera means 'bearing many threads' (from Latin multus = many + filum = thread + ferre = to bear), referring to the very numerous whitish, filamentous threads peeling from the leaf margins — even more abundant than in A. filifera. Compact spherical rosette. Monocarpic. Family Asparagaceae.Full sun to partial shade; well-drained, rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-hardy highland conditions. 'Multifilifera' = many-threaded (very numerous whitish leaf margin threads — even more than A. filifera); compact spherical rosette Compact spherical rosette; very numerous whitish threads; outstanding ornamental; Chihuahua highland; monocarpic Chihuahua and Sinaloa, Mexico — Sierra Madre Occidental; subtropical highland biome; rocky canyon walls Genus Agave: ~200 species; Americas; Family Asparagaceae (Agavoideae); Order Asparagales Full sun/partial shade; well-drained rocky soils; drought-tolerant; cold-hardy; outstanding ornamental; monocarpic; Asparagaceae Agave multifilifera — the many-threaded agave — produces an extraordinarily dense display of whitish leaf margin threads from its compact spherical rosette; closely related to A. filifera but with even more abundant threading from the Sierra Madre Occidental highlands.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds. Show more