Agave multifilifera

Agave multifilifera, known in English and French as chahuiqui, is a succulent with a rosette of dark green spiky leaves ornamented with curly white hairs on the edges. Like all agaves, it dies after flowering and producing fruit.

This is another hot-climate plant that Torontonians must grow indoors. The plants above were photographed in the succulent and cactus greenhouse at Allan Gardens.

Agave angustifolia var. variegata

Agave angustifolia var. variegata, known in English as variegated Caribbean agave and in French by the genus name, is an evergreen succulent which dies after blooming.

This is another beautiful plant that can't survive Toronto winters except as a houseplant or in a greenhouse. I took this picture in the Allan Gardens conservatory.