Agave geminiflora in Flower

[freakypalmguy]

For you Agave freaks out there, here's a few pictures of one of my Agave geminiflora that started to flower about a week ago. The flower is now 5 feet tall and is a nice shade of purple. It most likely signals the end for this plant, but only time will tell. I'm told that some A. geminiflora will divide after flowering and continue on, we'll see.

[leomx]

nice flower stalk but believe the plant itself it´s a beautie and seems like there are several around. I´ve also heard it´ll only divide after flowering and that´s a good thing I believe.

leo.

[freakypalmguy]

Hi Leo,

I really love this Agave as well, very unique in the Agave world. I was really happy to see this, as it's my first to flower on this type of plant. It's interesting to see this small plant pump out such a huge flower stalk, at such a rapid pace.

Matt

[yachtingone]

nice color on that stalk!

Randy

[freakypalmguy]

It does have a neat color, almost a purple anodized look to it.

[Al in Kona]

How about a pic of the plant itself as it too is quite attractive.

[freakypalmguy]

Sorry it took so long Al, here is a picture of the plant,

The interesting thing about this flower, is that it pushed out from the plant until it was about 5 feet tall then started growing upwards from where the flowers began. Here are two pics of it at over 11 feet tall.

[freakypalmguy]

Here's a couple closeups of the flowers opening as of this morning,you can see where it get's the name "twin flower agave"

Odd how it emerges,

[Al in Kona]

Matt, Agave geminiflora is quite an attractive plant to help fill in the palm garden. Thought perhaps you might like to see how one of mine looked before it flowered and then died. I have several other smaller ones planted again in the garden now, however.

[freakypalmguy]

That's a beauty Al, did it set seed?

Matt

[Al in Kona]

That's a beauty Al, did it set seed?

Matt

No Matt, it never did set any seed. Not sure why.