Furcraea foetida
Mauritius hemp, Giant cabuya, Green aloe, False agave, Furcraea gigantea, Malagache aloe
Furcraea Furcraea
F. foetida - F. foetida is a tender, rosette-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial with glossy, sword- to lance-shaped, sparsely spiny, mid- to light green leaves and spike-like panicles of pendent, fragrant, broadly bell-shaped, greenish-white flowers in summer.
Furcraea foetida is: Evergreen
Rosette
Greenish-white in Summer
Green in All seasons
Scale insects Scale insects
Vulnerable to chlorosis resulting from magnesium deficiency.
Remove dead or damaged leaves as needed.
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Furcraea foetida (Mauritius hemp) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Conservatory, Containers, Drought Tolerant, Flower Arranging, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
In frost-free areas, grow in poor to moderately fertile, sharply-drained, preferably neutral to acid soil in full sun. Drought tolerant. Avoid winter wet. Under glass, grow in cactus compost in full light. In growth, water moderately and feed monthly; sparingly in autumn and winter. A monocarpic species, it dies after flowering but produces plantlets freely.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
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Furcraea foetida
Mauritius hemp, Giant cabuya, Green aloe, False agave, Furcraea gigantea, Malagache aloe
Furcraea Furcraea
F. foetida - F. foetida is a tender, rosette-forming, succulent, evergreen perennial with glossy, sword- to lance-shaped, sparsely spiny, mid- to light green leaves and spike-like panicles of pendent, fragrant, broadly bell-shaped, greenish-white flowers in summer.
Mexico
Evergreen
Rosette
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Greenish-white in Summer
Green in All seasons
Vulnerable to chlorosis resulting from magnesium deficiency.
Remove dead or damaged leaves as needed.
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Furcraea foetida (Mauritius hemp) will reach a height of 1.2m and a spread of 2.5m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Conservatory, Containers, Drought Tolerant, Flower Arranging, Indoor, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
In frost-free areas, grow in poor to moderately fertile, sharply-drained, preferably neutral to acid soil in full sun. Drought tolerant. Avoid winter wet. Under glass, grow in cactus compost in full light. In growth, water moderately and feed monthly; sparingly in autumn and winter. A monocarpic species, it dies after flowering but produces plantlets freely.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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