‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ death bloom looms for Kew Gardens plant
"The mountain agave, which was planted around 20 years ago, will open up into a massive cluster of thousands of individual flowers when it blooms.
After that, the parent plant will die. Botanists are looking to cross-pollinate the behemoth, calling it "the UK's most eligible agave".
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq2e0y90ej34o
#London #KewGardens
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