tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29154649.post7084335657120365349..comments2023-11-01T01:45:36.058+10:30Comments on Withmybootsandsketchbook: Big Grey AloePennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177627504060328999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29154649.post-19449327553409195222007-02-13T20:59:00.000+10:302007-02-13T20:59:00.000+10:30Could this plant be Agave americana (the Century P...Could this plant be Agave americana (the Century Plant)? It throws an enormous flower after about 10 years (not 100) and then the main plant dies, but the surrounding 'pups' live on. Very hardy and common in our mediterranean climate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29154649.post-28227953055565575302007-02-12T20:37:00.000+10:302007-02-12T20:37:00.000+10:30I've seen plants like that growing in gardens here...I've seen plants like that growing in gardens here. I guess there must be a variety that can stand the cold. Well drawn.Julie Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01561525327058025185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29154649.post-28435389284612845842007-02-11T12:01:00.000+10:302007-02-11T12:01:00.000+10:30I don't know the aloe plant. I guess it is a succu...I don't know the aloe plant. I guess it is a succulant. <BR/>Inviting people for dinner - well, we were on a progressive dinner last night and it was a great night. In the country for Indonesian soup - super and a dog named Enya and we were outside though rain threatened. The rain started as we moved for the main course in town,(ten in each house) and then we talked so much we were late for sweets (gorgeous assortment that made me dream all night!) in an outer suburb of Geelong (then fifty of us). It was a fun night - ten at a time is enough for me. Not fifty and noise.<BR/>w.Peceli and Wendy's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01165668047817341837noreply@blogger.com