Asparagaceae FAMILY

Furcraea selloa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Shrub

Growth—

Requires a well-drained soil and a sunny position^[1]. Plants are monocarpic - they live for a number of years without flowering, then put all their energy into flowering and die afterwards^[1].

Propagation

Seed - rarely produced^[1]. Plants frequently produce large numbers of bulbils, which root and grow into new plants when they fall to the ground^[1]. These bulbils have the capacity to remain viable for a number of years, even in unfavourable conditions^[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Furcraea+selloa>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎