Back on May 25th I posted a photo one of the agave plants in my yard. It was in that phase of life where it started to flower and sprouted one of those tall thick asparagus-like spears. It seems to grow up in the span of a week or so, So I snapped a photo. Then this week I noted it had grown taller but also sprouted flowers. The photo here at the top left is the most current state, and below is the photo I posted on May 25th. Pretty cool huh? It's just another one of the things I enjoy about living in a desert climate. Things do strange things at times! Well that's all for now. Right now I'm just spoilin' for the holiday weekend! Wednesday, July 1, 2009
What A Difference A Few Weeks Makes
Back on May 25th I posted a photo one of the agave plants in my yard. It was in that phase of life where it started to flower and sprouted one of those tall thick asparagus-like spears. It seems to grow up in the span of a week or so, So I snapped a photo. Then this week I noted it had grown taller but also sprouted flowers. The photo here at the top left is the most current state, and below is the photo I posted on May 25th. Pretty cool huh? It's just another one of the things I enjoy about living in a desert climate. Things do strange things at times! Well that's all for now. Right now I'm just spoilin' for the holiday weekend! 
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I love the way plants just do what they need to do, rather then what they are trained to do, in your landscape. I think plants, like people, thrive best when they are free to grow at there own pace.
When you consider there are some varieties of animal life who live a 24 hour life cycle just after a storm, the desert becomes a fascinating place.
very cool. :)
beautiful, it looks like what we have here in florida called a century plant.
smiles, bee
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Very, very cool! Our yuccas get no where near this tall. I love seeing them when we're out in San Diego! The symmetry is what fascinates me, I think.
I LOVE the Agave Stalk and Flowers....I had two HUGE Agave's of a different type than yours that flowered in the summer of 2007...It was FANTASTIC! I have never seen so many Hummingbirds....!
Also, because mine were so big it took about 9 months for the stalks to grow to their full height and the flowers were soooo Abundant...Well, I took a lot of pictures of the whole process....!
The plant dies once it is completely done flowering, but it does give of little new babies!
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