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Agave filifera
Thread Leaf Agave
The Agave filifera, commonly known as the Thread Leaf Agave, is a small, dense rosette succulent from central Mexico. Narrow dark green leaves are marked with pale bud imprints and shed fine white threads along their margins, giving the whole rosette a soft, filamented outline that is unusual among agaves.
At well under a metre across it works as a detail plant rather than a landscape mass, and it holds interest at close viewing distance. It is used in courtyards, planters, raised beds and gravel detail planting.
Specifications
- Height0.4 to 0.6 metres
- Width0.6 to 0.9 metres
- Native toCentral Mexico
- FoliageNarrow dark green leaves with pale bud imprints and fine white threads peeling from the margins; evergreen
- Growth rateSlow
Conditions
- SoilRequires sharply drained sandy or gravelly soils; rots in heavy or poorly drained ground
- LightFull sun to partial shade
- WaterVery low; strongly drought-tolerant and easily overwatered
- ClimateThrives in hot arid and semi-arid regions; tolerates light frost only
Additional Features
- FormDense, near-spherical rosette softened by white marginal threads, holding detail at close viewing distance
- UsesCourtyard and podium planters, raised beds, gravel detail planting, interior landscaping in bright positions
- SpacingPlant 0.6 to 0.8 metres apart, or use singly in containers
- Low MaintenanceRemove offsets and old lower leaves occasionally; no feeding required
- Pest ResistanceFew significant pest problems where drainage is sharp
- Drought ToleranceVery high, holding form for long periods without irrigation
- VersatilityWorks equally in the ground, in containers and in bright interior positions
- ToxicityCarries a sharp terminal spine; site away from paths and seating
The Thread Leaf Agave is a detail plant, and it rewards being placed where people can actually see the filaments.
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Prepared 12 September 2026