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Woooosh
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What does this succulent do next?
I planted this succulent six years ago. Last month it put out this ten foot long stem covered with blossoms. The bees are loving it. At first I
though the entire plant would die off (because it has several "puffs" below it already), but now I see small green leaves behind the blossoms. What
is this thing and how long before it takes out my wall? 
[Edited on 12-3-2011 by Woooosh]
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
What does this succulent do next?
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Turns carnivorous. 
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Cypress
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Become a desert version of Kudzu?
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danaeb
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Sadly, the mother plant dies back, but those babies at the base will come on strong. Most agaves do this.
Experience enables you to recognize a mistake every time you repeat it.
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Bob and Susan
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don't forget to feed it
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Ateo
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Nothing can be that erect forever. It has to come down eventually.
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woooosh, man, you have a beautiful home!
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That is a Spanish... (crap! I forgot the last part of the name...)
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bacquito
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| Quote: | Originally posted by danaeb
Sadly, the mother plant dies back, but those babies at the base will come on strong. Most agaves do this. |
The photo indicates that the mother plant is already dying.
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Now I see one of the many reasons you stick by your Baja home! It looks wonderful. Oh and by the way from my limited experience with what I believed
was a type of agave is after flowering it will live for a bit and then the new tops will have their moment of glory. Beautiful 
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Nothing can be that erect forever. It has to come down eventually.
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I agree but if by chance the erect behavior continues perhaps a plant doctor should be consulted. It could be serious!
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Consult a horticulturalist for any plant spike lasting more than 4 hours....
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The mother plant does die.They are so easy to take an offshoot and stick in the ground.Hearty buggers, they are.
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BooJumMan
That is a Spanish... (crap! I forgot the last part of the name...) |
Spanish Dagger????
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BooJumMan
That is a Spanish... (crap! I forgot the last part of the name...) |
...... Fly!
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Sallysouth
The mother plant does die.They are so easy to take an offshoot and stick in the ground.Hearty buggers, they are. |
An off-shoot of that? Do you have a Bris or something? lol
I was hoping that is the case actually (next step- dead). It was getting too top-heavy for the planter I built into the stairwell and I was worried
about it breaking the block. I'll let the bees enjoy the nectar- they haven't been interested in us or the dogs so far. The little guys growing
under it will be fine there for a long time then.
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Amazing plant and stunning tile work and planters, beautiful, well done!
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Beautiful friggen casa.
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Woooosh
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| Quote: | Originally posted by ateo
Beautiful friggen casa. |
thanks for the compliments on the design. Nothing fancy like those Diane Gibbs houses though. It's 100% cement block with concrete floors- built
like a Lego toy then covered with plaster. The magic is always in the plaster, paint and small details. It has turned out to be a good, secure house
design for the beach and the dogs, not so much for the cold and rain. Glad we did it- when we did it. It was a fun project working with the local
builders and trades people.
Still learning about succulents. I grew up around tobacco plants. Some of the succulents we thought were plants years ago have matured into trees.
We're still figuring out how to accommodate those as they grow.
[Edited on 12-4-2011 by Woooosh]
\"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing\"
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