Furcraea selloa

Botanical Description

Furcraea selloa is a succulent, evergreen, perennial plant producing a rosette of leaves about 120cm long from a short woody trunk that 10 - 12cm in diameter[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for the fibre obtained from its leaves. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental, particularly in its variegated form.