General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 4 to 5 feet
Plant Spread: 6 to 8 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Green
White
Other: Greenish-white
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Inflorescence Height: Up to 20 feet
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Other: Bulbils
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Sword Lily
  • Wild Sisal

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Date: c. 1874
illustration [as Fourcroya lindenii] from 'L'Illustration Hortico
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-22

Date: 2020-02-26
They said it was agave, but i thought it looked weird...and i was
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-06-08
Location: Paraty, Brazil
Date: 2013-12-22
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2015-02-07

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