tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post1811373817971390237..comments2023-12-31T09:56:18.850-06:00Comments on The Gardener of Good and Evil: overachieving agaveLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-32734511167441739902009-06-16T15:48:56.666-05:002009-06-16T15:48:56.666-05:00I have a friend who cut hers down and used it as a...I have a friend who cut hers down and used it as a Christmas Tree a few years back...they are amazing aren't they?ConsciousGardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12253940238405185012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-19448613330132931892009-06-08T23:17:54.210-05:002009-06-08T23:17:54.210-05:00EAL - Yup, it turns out I got a photo at the abso...EAL - Yup, it turns out I got a photo at the absolute peak of bloom. Right now the agave's spikes have collapsed and the blooms on the bloom stalk are wilted. It's definitely dead now.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16233060833186241702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-6919050233743059452009-06-08T18:33:38.565-05:002009-06-08T18:33:38.565-05:00It is my understanding that the plant dies after t...It is my understanding that the plant dies after the flower blooms, with these giant ones?EALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339266900036592543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-59188043864935259132009-05-28T23:32:38.275-05:002009-05-28T23:32:38.275-05:00The angle of that photo reminds me of the house on...The angle of that photo reminds me of the house on the hill where mother lives, aka Psycho. Good for you for taking a stab at photographing it...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-46331384986226441882009-05-23T19:46:52.070-05:002009-05-23T19:46:52.070-05:00There must be something special about this year be...There must be something special about this year because we have some of those in our neighborhood too. It could be the drought is getting them all worried about survival and they need to make seed in a hurry.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-61198333482598670712009-05-22T11:22:09.529-05:002009-05-22T11:22:09.529-05:00I've been spotting these giant agave bloom stalks ...I've been spotting these giant agave bloom stalks all over town. I feel like I live in Dr. Seuss-ville. They are very weird and very cool.Pam/Digginghttp://www.penick.net/diggingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-64516658740009572692009-05-21T23:08:11.443-05:002009-05-21T23:08:11.443-05:00Wow, I had no idea Agave blooms could get that tal...Wow, I had no idea Agave blooms could get that tall!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352368766184306331.post-22512104516099354972009-05-21T20:45:49.500-05:002009-05-21T20:45:49.500-05:00So glad you captured it in a photo. I was wonderi...So glad you captured it in a photo. I was wondering how it was doing. It really is the most remarkable one that I 've every seen up close.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08681758051433522246noreply@blogger.com