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NATURE
The home owner was interviewed on WRAL-New on Monday, May 30.
He said 5 weeks ago the plant began to change once again. A stalk was growing from the center of it already impressive 5' tall succulent leaves.
Currently it is 20' and still growing.
My driver aka hubby and I hopped in the car Tuesday Morning May 31
plugged in the GPS and off we went for photos.
It's also called a Century Plant. YAM aunty knew about them. She shared this with info about the name: The 'century' bit probably comes from the fact that most agaves produce 'pup' plants that take over the spot once the parent has died.
It is known as a monocarpic plant, it will only flower once in its life time.
Feline Friday with Rocky
Dearest Auntie HiC
I’ve watched Kat drinking out of the faucet, and he makes it look so easy!
I just can’t get the water to cooperate! Mom found some good music too, volume up please
🙀
Mom read this poem to me
Mom says practice makes purr-fect, and I can’t give up, but it is exhausting...
Hopefully, you and my Furiends can give me some advice. 😻
Lovingly
Rocky
Oh my cats! Rocky if you can’t lick it, catching is the next best thing. Does it tickle your whiskers or get up your nose? I love the music and the poetry. I will thoroughly enjoy preparing this for next week. You crack me up.Lovingly your Auntie HiC
that's the most interesting plant we ever saw...but it has something bittersweet that this plant is at the end... but there will be something so beautiful after....
ReplyDeleteThat agave is quite an amazing sight. Not a plant for a small garden!
ReplyDeleteNow Rocky, regarding the water problem, my advice is to plug the washbasin and wait for it to fill up then you can sip in relaxed fashion to your heart's content.
Toodle-oo!
Nobby.
Hari Om
ReplyDelete...and the important bit of the info is that these plants average only 10-30 years of life, which is why theirs is flowering now. They do not live 100 years. But golly they are statuesque and appealing to look at! And I am having deja vu with the water worries... YAM xx
What an interesting plant and the flower stalk makes me think of broccoli. It really is a very cool plant!
ReplyDeleteWe have one of those here in Crystal Springs. It was in our local paper last year.
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend.
That is a very interesting plant. I wouldn't grow in this part of the country, though. Water is amazing and so necessary for life.
ReplyDeleteI loved ever line here! And certainly your furred relatives and their news for us. I AM glad however that I myself don;t tend to drink fro the faucet. Now Katie, she hasn't asked yet. Regarding the plant, I would be worried constantly that wind would break that towerng stalk.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool plant. We're glad you tracked it down to show us. Poor Rocky. We have confidence he will work out the water thing soon.
ReplyDeleteLove the history of the plant. That's amazing. I would have gone over to see it for myself too. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAw on handsome Kat. Getting a good and fresh drink is an art. Rocky knows how to catch a nap too. Such adorable and handsome mancats.
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Rocky, we know you will figure that water out!!
ReplyDeletethese plants are common here in Florida, and the grow really big, 10 to 12 feet wide. I have a photo somewhere of a trip to Emerson Point and there were 6 of these blooms. Diane and I were flabbergasted at the 20 foot blooms and did not know that they looked like that. these were planted by natured not people. the reason most homeowners don't get to see them bloom, is the fact they are dangerous and they have them removed. the spines on the point are poisonous and if poked, make a really bad sore. the juice if you try to cut it back is worse than poison ivy. Someone hired my son Dan to remove a giant one, unknowing, he used a chain saw and ended up in ER.. it nearly killed him. if lung the juice all over his body and in his face and his face was so swollen he could not see. They are beautiful to look at. the house that burned down n our neighborhood, has now rebuilt and the first thing they planted was one of these, it came about 5 or 6 feet wide and 4 feet tall. I wish i had seen how they planted it.
ReplyDeleteThat is almost like a Jack and the Beanstalk story! Oh Rocky, you're so cute,, but don't give up, you'll figure it out!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting plant that agave is! We got our hawthorn tree for free from the Arbor Society because it's a native plant. It was barely a twig when we planted it in our yard. Now it's huge and provides ton of berries for the birds and animals every year.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure Rocky will figure out that water faucet sooner or later. Good luck!
Wow! What a humungous agave, and very beautiful too!!
ReplyDeleteRocky, we think Nobby had a great idea about your water problem...Just let that sink fill up!
xoxo,
Rosy, Sunny & Jakey
That plant is huge. :) XO
ReplyDeleteThat shure are an impressive plant!
ReplyDeleteWhat a smart mailbox!
ReplyDeleteI have only seen one other agave like this and it was in the Botanical Gardens in Washington DC. Absolutely amazing what things you see in the plant world!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Pam
Oh Rocky ~ you steal the show ~ sweet photos and hubby's photos are great of nature ~ Xo
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)