The misnamed Parry’s century plant, or Agavi parryi, actually grows for about 25-30 years before producing a 10-18 foot flower stalk that shoots forth at sometimes one foot per day, then dies. Yet it lives on by propagating itself with offshoots called pups.
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8 comments:
What an interesting plant!
And it's pretty sad to see them die when you happen to see them year after year in your environment like we did in Arizona.
I have an Agavi parryi but I doubt I will ever see it bloom. Well I might if I live long enough and it is growing pretty good but I still have my doubts. Oh well
I was always amazed at how tall these things got!
Very interesting. Plants can be very fascinating.
The Century Plant (that's the name I grew up with) is my favorite... such drama, it blooms and then dies.
mark
LOOVE these plants! i just saw some monster ones the other day that were about to bloom. Like the shadow you snagged in this one too!
All the agavi we have here are alien species for us as the earlier settlers brough it in to cultivate for rope.
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