Century Plant or American Agave. Thanks, I.J. and Forgottenman for solving the mystery.
For Cee’s FOTD
I can’t for the life of me remember what this flower is. Does anyone else know?
Is this the largest stalk of asparagus in the world? Click on first photo to enlarge all.
Nah, it’s the great granddaughter of the first century plant I planted here 16 years ago. After it blooms (this is its blooming stalk) it dies and a new one grows up in its place. Sources say it takes 10 to 20 years for it to bloom but I remember at least three blooms since I’ve been here, the last one much more recent than 10 years.
Century’s End
Flowers way past their prime have a charm all their own. These tenacious ladies seem to be clinging to the stalk for as long as possible, just like some of us intend to do!!!
(The century plant blooms once–for a very long time–and then dies, but another plant always springs up in its place.)
More flowers HERE!!
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 