Agave americana Agave Century Plant along the coast of the Ligurian Sea Italy

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Agave americana Century Plant along the coast of the Ligurian Sea Italy Agave americana is native to the new world tropics but it was introduced into Europe in the 16th century The Century Plant blooms once in its lifetime and then dies and a tall wooden stalk The plant is called the century plant because of this once a century blooming but it actually lives approximately 25 years

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