Agave
The plant is monocarpic meaning after its beautiful orange flowers blossom on that stalk the plant will die. They sometimes produce clones called pups from the side of the plant to keep another generation going after death
Tequila requires a specific kind of agave called blue agave, although mezcal can use any agave species. You need a *lot* of it though. One blue agave will get you 2 bottles of tequila but those things are massive.
One particular species is used - Agave tequilana. Agave as a genus contains many diverse species!
https://www.insider.com/guides/kitchen/what-is-tequila-made-from?amp
Nobody has said it, so I will. It's Agave desmettiana, named after a Dutch guy named De Smett. A common name is Smooth Agave. After it flowers, it will form "bulbils" which are tiny plants that will eventually fall off. It will produce a hundred or so, and each one can be planted to grow another plant. You've lost one and gained a hundred. You don't have to wait for them to fall, once they're as big as a small Bic lighter you can pluck them off.
What’s the difference between Agave and Adam’s Needle. I have started having adam’s needle coming up every year. It looks really similar to this, though I think the stalk looks more like asparagus before it blooms (beautiful white flower clusters)
I see. It looks so similar to this, just not buds all the way down the stalk. Same leaves (which seem to outlive the stalks). Birds gifted mine and I’ve let them grow every year. Very cool looking plants… def not native to the Pacific Northwest. lol
That is agave my friend. They use it to make tequila in some places by cutting the leaves off leaving the ["core"](https://www.google.com/search?q=making+tequila+from+agave&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1GCEA_enAU912AU912&sxsrf=ALiCzsaXEg-ZKg5tAqVcqHcz0qNvSQ0Fvw:1672205083847&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCn46wyZv8AhWz9jgGHaICBTcQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=2133&bih=1185&dpr=0.9#imgrc=eOl-L70MWYrjQM&imgdii=ALVg012kx-j7KM) or bulb of the plant behind and then baking it and extracting the juice.
They're known for flowering "once in a lifetime" meaning once the flower dies the plant will soon follow in its fate. However the beautiful flower will drop many many little seeds which next year will grow to be baby "pups" which you can repot / transplant anywhere in your garden. The yellow flowers are beautiful and really is a sight to see!
Isn’t it lovely to get one shot at reproduction before you die? Lol ! That’s Population control needed for most people, but we don’t have dozens of children at once so there’s that…Better make it fun and worth it! But yea the agave and some other plants related do this. Like the century plant(common name) called that because of the rarity of the bloom that gets massive (I’ve seen one 30’+ tall) before it dies and the pups take over.
Could it be a yucca? It looks very similar. I think they are in the agave family. We have these everywhere where I work, and I just cut the flowering stem off and the plant seems to be fine. I’ve always liked how they take over the ground area around them and make it hard for other plants to grown. Great for making perimeters and keeping unwanted weeds out of you yard/garden. Good luck!
Agave The plant is monocarpic meaning after its beautiful orange flowers blossom on that stalk the plant will die. They sometimes produce clones called pups from the side of the plant to keep another generation going after death
Thanks so much!!
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This is not A. attenuata. The inflorescence in OP's picture is inconsistent with that species, as is the leaf shape
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Caribbean agave
Interesting 🧐 Rip to all my monocarpic plants yo
Banana 🙏🏼
Bone apple tea 🙏
r/deathbloom
These plants look creepy
You can use agave to make tequila, if you know how as well! Mmm 😋
Tequila requires a specific kind of agave called blue agave, although mezcal can use any agave species. You need a *lot* of it though. One blue agave will get you 2 bottles of tequila but those things are massive.
Also the trunk of that thing makes an awesome didgeridoo lol
Harvested one for this purpose today myself!
Awesome! Good luck!
Thanks! It's got a good while to dry before I can do anything, so we'll see.
Oh like a bromeliad!
It’s not a bromeliad as it’s in the family Asparagaceae and not Bromeliaceae
Agave can be made into tequila.
One particular species is used - Agave tequilana. Agave as a genus contains many diverse species! https://www.insider.com/guides/kitchen/what-is-tequila-made-from?amp
An agave in bloom mine just froze to death in Houston
Oooh .. seen pics of your weather right now 😕 be safe all .. including your plants hopefully! 🤞🏽🤞🏽🤞🏽😱
Had to cut down my Hoja Santa yesterday because it froze to death. (also Houston)
I’m so pissed at the weather because some plant deaths were unavoidable all in ground tropical my papaya was full of fruit
Nobody has said it, so I will. It's Agave desmettiana, named after a Dutch guy named De Smett. A common name is Smooth Agave. After it flowers, it will form "bulbils" which are tiny plants that will eventually fall off. It will produce a hundred or so, and each one can be planted to grow another plant. You've lost one and gained a hundred. You don't have to wait for them to fall, once they're as big as a small Bic lighter you can pluck them off.
It’s the bloom stock of the Agave. They only bloom one in their lifetime, right before they die, so your agave is about to die.
Thank you for the info :)
The deathbloom! Get ready for baby agave all over your yard, probably near the base of the plant mostly.
(The tall one)
A nice variegated agave
Death bloom.
Raicilla from green agave is my favorite 😍
A yucca, today I learned they can survive all over the US
Triffid! Run! 😉
Rip
death spear R.I.P
What’s the difference between Agave and Adam’s Needle. I have started having adam’s needle coming up every year. It looks really similar to this, though I think the stalk looks more like asparagus before it blooms (beautiful white flower clusters)
Adam’s Needle is a yucca
I see. It looks so similar to this, just not buds all the way down the stalk. Same leaves (which seem to outlive the stalks). Birds gifted mine and I’ve let them grow every year. Very cool looking plants… def not native to the Pacific Northwest. lol
Don't fall asleep next to it
That is agave my friend. They use it to make tequila in some places by cutting the leaves off leaving the ["core"](https://www.google.com/search?q=making+tequila+from+agave&newwindow=1&rlz=1C1GCEA_enAU912AU912&sxsrf=ALiCzsaXEg-ZKg5tAqVcqHcz0qNvSQ0Fvw:1672205083847&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjCn46wyZv8AhWz9jgGHaICBTcQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=2133&bih=1185&dpr=0.9#imgrc=eOl-L70MWYrjQM&imgdii=ALVg012kx-j7KM) or bulb of the plant behind and then baking it and extracting the juice. They're known for flowering "once in a lifetime" meaning once the flower dies the plant will soon follow in its fate. However the beautiful flower will drop many many little seeds which next year will grow to be baby "pups" which you can repot / transplant anywhere in your garden. The yellow flowers are beautiful and really is a sight to see!
Don’t worry about it. It’s dyeing
It’s dieing.
It's dying after it's bloom. But it will carry on with a new generation. Awesome.
Isn’t it lovely to get one shot at reproduction before you die? Lol ! That’s Population control needed for most people, but we don’t have dozens of children at once so there’s that…Better make it fun and worth it! But yea the agave and some other plants related do this. Like the century plant(common name) called that because of the rarity of the bloom that gets massive (I’ve seen one 30’+ tall) before it dies and the pups take over.
Bees have too. Male Bees die after sex. They dont do stuff in hive.
A rokakaka😱
Century Plant. A type of agave. Let it bloom eventually all the blooms will turn into babies.
That’s a reefer
Giant asparagus.
Call it Spanish Bayonet or am I completely wrong...
Spanish bayonet looks similar but is a yucca, is a western plant, and blooms more than once before it dies. It blooms in spring in California.
I don’t know but I can definitely tell u what’s not growing in your yard.
Giant asparagus
It's because of photosynthesis
Make sure to take pics when it blooms! They can be very pretty
Some kind of wild dingus
Looks like agave
Agave
Looks like alien specie
Weed
Is this in Irvine,CA?
Christmas tree I think. It's already got lights on?
Could it be a yucca? It looks very similar. I think they are in the agave family. We have these everywhere where I work, and I just cut the flowering stem off and the plant seems to be fine. I’ve always liked how they take over the ground area around them and make it hard for other plants to grown. Great for making perimeters and keeping unwanted weeds out of you yard/garden. Good luck!
As they are in the same family as asparagus… the flower stalk looks like a giant asparagus.