It's a good thing to pack a few colleagues in a car and drive out and see something pretty spectacular. The American Agave plant that's been with the Matthaei Botanical Gardens is in bloom and it's amazing. They had to take out sections of the roof to make way for the towering blossom. I've attached a few pictures from the trip. At the end is a time-lapse video taken by staff of the gardens. Enjoy!
The leaves at the base top out at about five and a half feet tall.
In the foreground is a Blue Agave (used in tequila and bad decision making) which was also in bloom. It was about six feet tall. The big bloom is (I'm guessing) about 30 feet tall.
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