She did it!!! She’s bloomed!
The lovely Agave plant which has captured our attention with her determination has outwitted latitude and climate (and frost) to reach a height of about 20 feet and bloomed!
As you know from previous posts, agaves only bloom once before they die. And as you can see here, her energy is definitely waning in comparison with her sister plants.
It’s been such an interesting process to watch. I have found myself drawn to visit and check on her. And I’m not alone. Whenever I pop by, she is always busy entertaining company.
Well, good for her. She’s done her job. And along the way, has given us all a little lesson in botany as well as in the power of hope.
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That’s so exciting! Lovely photos. She is beautiful.
I agree!!! She really is!
Spectacular, but sad that her life is done now.
Very true. I hope and expect the folks at the Gardens will save the seeds she sets. And maybe soon, heaps of baby agaves! That will be fun!
Lovely!
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Impressive…and a very cute title. ๐
janet
Thanks Janet!!
Great post. Interesting to see her at her most beautiful.
Thanks! Sheโs certainly developed into a Grande Dame.
There you have it … a life not in vain, a brave life, a determined life and a life that has been shared, by you, with us and which, speaking for me but I suspect for many of your readers, has effected me more than a little. She is quite the allegory for a life well lived.
Agreed!!! Thatโs the attraction. Precisely!
Now isnโt she clever! It amazes me the way they do this .. Such a super show
Iโm so proud of her!!
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