Furcraea quicheensis

Mecate furcraea

Elegant blue rosettes, sometimes branched, on stout trunks. Glossy green flowers on tall spires. Lives on after blooming unlike other furcraeas. A rare addition to the California garden.

Altura	5–7 pies
Ancho	6–8 pies
Tolera	Sequía, Calor, Macetas
Riego	Bajo – Moderado
While this plant is drought tolerant it receives consistent, though intermittent, rains where it grows in habitat from Honduras, through Guatemala and into Chiapas in southern Mexico. Being very rare in cultivation it is unknown how drought tolerant it is in a garden setting, but typical wet to dry succulent watering is recommended.
Resiste hasta	23 °F
Exposición	Sombra parcial – Pleno sol
Características	Con flores, Roseta, Forma tronco
Interior / exterior	Exterior
Drenaje	En el suelo: mezcla para cactus, En maceta: mezcla para cactus, Tolera suelo arenoso
Fertilización	Uso general
Origen	Chiapas (México), Guatemala, Honduras
Nativa de California	No
Zonas Sunset	13–24, H1, H2

Notas de cultivo

Gradually the oldest leaves will shrivel and create a beard. Don't worry if the older leaves are browning, as this is the natural growth pattern of your furcraea. In nature these beards burn off, leaving a blackened trunk. The leaves can be left, or the oldest ones can be pruned off to leave a textured trunk. Pruning older leaves is easiest while they are still supple and succulent.

Interés especial

The branching nature of this plant is unique within the furcraea genus, whose species are typically single headed. This plant also reblooms, unlike other furcraeas, which are monocarpic and die off after blooming. That said, when a head blooms, that individual head will die off, followed by replacement heads from below.

Many furcraeas create hundreds of bulbils on their flower spikes, but this one only produces seed, one reason why it is less common in cultivation.

Often confused with Furcraea parmentieri in the nursery trade, but is distinguished as being more glaucous (frosty blue), branched (when present), having greener glabrous (smooth) flowers and also not having bulbils after a bloom.

Enlaces

Esta información refleja las observaciones de Grubb and Nadler y de nuestra comunidad de amantes de las plantas. Siempre tomamos en cuenta las aportaciones de otros horticultores y agradecemos los comentarios de quienes tengan más información sobre el cultivo de esta planta.

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