A flowering Agave americana plant growing in a suburban front garden Shepperton Surrey England UK

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The Agave Americana plant only flowers once in it's lifetime, monocarpic, which can be between 10 and 30 years. The flowering stem can grow to the height of a house (20feet or 7metres). After flowering it will die but can be regenerated from off shoots

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Size: 3200px × 4800px
Location: Shepperton Surrey England UK
Photo credit: © Peter Lane / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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