The Reveal: Part 1

Voila!

You see it, don’t you? The agave potatorum that I first posted about in early August, has finally begun to bloom! Well, sort of … actually, only the lowest, largest bud cluster has opened, and only slightly. Still, I can finally stop worrying that my most-prized agave has something wrong with it. With hatpin-like stamens shooting out of the buds I’m now sure the full blossoms can’t be far behind …

Hello!

A lovely shade of yellow-green, the stamens hint at the color of the blossoms to come. With the bud-opening, the stalk itself has stopped growing; like last week, it remains 90″-long. I’m not entirely surprised that the agave’s choosing now to bloom: it’s had a dramatic bent since it suddenly shot out a foot-long stalk in early August. Now, three months-on, it’s decided the thunder, lightning and rain of the last few days were a suitable introduction for its flower show. More stamens, and the proper petals, should be presenting themselves in the next few days … I’ll post on them as they do!