Re: agave flowering

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• To: "m*@ucdavis.edu"
• Subject: Re: agave flowering
• From: G* K*
• Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 16:11:44 +1000
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Although called  Century, it is only 40-45 years you will have to wait.  One
flowered in our Tasmanian Botanical Gardens this year which was a mere 43 years old



John Dreher wrote:

> Yes, the inflorescence is spectacular. It looks pretty much like a 20-foot (6
> meters) tall asparagus spear, and then it flowers. The main plant can take years
> to die afterward, getting flabbier all the time.
> Kay Dreher
> Berkeley, California

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