I recently had the opportunity to see a century plant flower which looks incredibly like a tall Bonsai, when viewed from far away. But obviously, it is not a Bonsai.
The Agave americana flower is a wonder of nature. It grows up to 8 meters in height, with the flower stalk branching out and giving the impression of a tree with multiple foliage pads. So you may confuse it with an exaggerated version of a Bonsai or other ornamental trees.
The sad part about seeing this agave flower is that the plant dies soon after flowering. But that's not the end of it. Nature took care of this. The place of the mother Agave americana plant will be filled in by all the other century plant pups (babies) that grow at its base. So, who knows, maybe in 30 or 40 years I can go back to this nice place in Greece and see a forest of century plant flowers from the offspring of the plants I filmed.
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