Agave striata

Flower name
Agave striata
Scientific name
Agave striata
Alias吹上 , 姫吹上ストリアータ, Agave striata
Place of originMexico
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Ornamental plants
Flowering season

What is Agave striata

Agave striata (scientific name: Agave striata) is an evergreen succulent plant native to Mexico in the genus Agave in the family Asparagaceae.
It is similar to Yucca recurvifolia (Kimigayoran,(Scientific name: Yucca recurvifolia), but the striata's trunk is shorter and does not grow like a yucca. The straight, elongated leaves radiate out to form a spherical shape. From within the rosette, long flower stalks grow and produce numerous white-yellow tubular flowers. After flowering and fruiting, the plant dies. A.striata is similar to A. stricta.

Common name: Agave striata, scientific name: Agave striata, also known as Fukiage, origin: northeastern Mexico, plant height: 50 cm, Flowering season: summer, leaf length: 60 cm, leaf width: 1 cm, Leaf shape: sword-shaped; leaf tip: spiny; leaf color: dark green.