Century Plant

I was out walking one morning when I saw this Agave or more commonly known as a Century Plant, in bloom. These cactus send up a tall stalk that looks rather like a giant asparagus, and then they bloom. Once an agave blooms, the plant dies. They actually only live 10-30 years, so calling it a century plant is not exactly right.

This is what the agave looks like before it sends up a giant stalk. This was an agave that was growing along side the  agave that was in bloom.

It's so large I had to take several photos showing each section. These always remind me of the trees in Dr. Seuss' book, The Lorax.

Here is the agave at the base .

You can see the thorns and how succulent the leaves are.

The large thick stalk.

I had to stand back far enough to get the entire plant in the photo. You can see how tall it is compared to the house next door. The agave can average 26 feet in height.

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