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.