Furcraea Foetida 'Mediopicta'
Furcraea Foetida ‘Mediopicta’, a close relative to the Agave, is usually a trunkless succulent that can reach a size of 6 or more feet tall with an 8 to 10 foot spread with green 4 to 6 foot-long wavy sword-shaped leaves that lack any spines. The leaves have decorative creamy band down the middle. The flower stalk, reaching 25 feet tall, produces strongly scented greenish-white flowers attractive to bees. Flowers are followed by small plants that cover the inflorescence as the basal plant dies.
It performs best in full sunlight or filtered light and is watered infrequently. Furcraea foetida, Giant Cabuya, Green-aloe or Mauritius-hemp, is a species of flowering plant native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It is widely cultivated and reportedly naturalized in many places like India, parts of Africa, Portugal, Australia, Thailand, Florida, New Zealand, and many oceanic islands.
