Rare plant gets ready to bloom after 36 years

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[@1kflagg]

Jackie & the bean stalk ❤

[@lovelyrich54]

Lol good one😂

[@ItsBKirkpatrick]

😂😂😂good one, im tickled tickled

[@poorthing]

Oh my gosh! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ comment

[@bodhiswayze1892]

😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@lhu6971]

Yup

[@cynthialewis690]

Century Plant only blooms 1 time at 100 years old then it dies. Common in Texas if you're lucky enough to have one.

[@kylaluv8453]

We call them agave plants here in AZ.

[@sarahg2665]

@@kylaluv8453 yeah they are a kind of agave, century plant is the common name while Agave americana is the taxonomic classification

[@terriseaton3049]

She doesn’t live in TX.

[@jackgross6133]

i have, its deadly to run into, i keep the end points clipped off.

[@pammccully4400]

Very cool

[@Wanamaker1946]

It’s a Century Yucca. It blooms like this every so often, or when it feels like it, but it seems like it’s once every 100 years.

[@hairyscrotumus]

this specific cactus only blooms once its lifespan is almost over. putting all its energy into flowering to reproduce

[@ll2323]

It depends on what area they’re in. But they do bloom every year. Specifically, the stalk that grows once the bottom the yucca matures. That aloe looking piece takes about 30 years. After that it blooms every year. This lady just finally had hers long enough.

[@user-mq1up2fw4r]

Agave, not yucca

[@Wanamaker1946]

@@user-mq1up2fw4r ….same family. They grow in Pennsylvania too.

[@Brotherisrael349]

Good man

[@theshowoflife1075]

She took care of her plants very well. I know they appreciate it

[@adamm8506]

😂wut

[@buena4343]

The maguey only flowers before dying. It reach the sky and blooms, giving the world a wonderful goodbye.

[@tettromp7685]

Yep, she can make some tequila now

[@papa_squat]

Im an arborist- sometimes ill see a dying tree, but a caring homeowner will say "but it cant be dying, it had more flowers than ever this year!" Its always rough to break the news that some trees will invest all their energy in trying to reproduce instead of growing when they sense they are about to die.

[@jonathananayaotero1320]

@@tettromp7685 not only tequila, pulque too and for kids agua miel

[@krazykitty5750]

Can she get seeds off it to give to grandchildren? Does it give seed or runners, offsets??😊❤

[@pattiannepascual]

​@@papa_squat😭

[@richardgrier8968]

"For 36 years, the cactus just sat in Jackie's front yard." Because it's a plant.

[@LifestyleNotOfTheRichAndFamous]

The first 4.5 years, it crawled around, trying too find the perfect location. 😅

[@JRB568]

Plants can’t sit. They’re not people.

[@billyjansen7690]

And the grew 25ft so like huh

[@starshine4579]

LoL 36 years she kept it alive. I don't plant flowers. I bury them.

[@cheyenne6459]

She watched it for 36 years and never caught it moving.

[@JohnAReyna]

In Texas this plant does this before it dies. It blooms with up to 100 new Agave catus sprouts to multiply its species.

[@dvamala2]

Same in Dalmatia❤

[@WitchyLady21]

So happy she got to see it. Bless her heart

[@DizzNutt93]

It's called a century plant. They're very common here in Southern California.

[@northeasternpeak5732]

Cactus or crackheads?

[@chrisgregg9718]

@@northeasternpeak5732oh nah 💀💀💀💀

[@EvelynAnderson-ym5rt]

Yeah, seeing a lot of them blooming this year, probably because of the rain.

[@Its_a_sham]

@@EvelynAnderson-ym5rtdidn’t know they bloomed so quickly. Been seeing ALOT of them here in the South Bay of Los Angeles

[@nobuhlendlangamandla4943]

Very common in South Africa.

[@NoPrivacyAtAllDamn]

It was Dennis's fault why Mr. Wilson missed out on the bloom of his rare plant. 😂

[@Yahpah]

Anyone who get it… gets it! Lol I love that movie still

[@maryjaneblues7712]

Yes!😂

[@anye76]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣 Mr. Wiiillllsssoooonnn

[@coloradopackratprepper]

Yup!!#!lololol🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kitsulu8576]

I forgot about that part in the movie itd been so long

[@CrabbyO]

Century plant... blooms about every 50 years.😂❤ We had one in our front yard. I have childhood pictures in front of it.🥰

[@drakewald123]

They bloom and die, but the frequency is different all the time - some bloom after a year. If you want them to last, don’t water them.

[@thomasfourie8992]

We have hundreds here in Hermanus south Africa. And they also bloomed for the first time since I've been here.6 years

[@chrispychicken9614]

Blessings to people who plant seeds knowing they’ll never eat the fruit. The world needs more people like that.

[@dboyagod]

Not people bruh. Bees 💀

[@cherokeedream1313]

Wow, I love what you'd said!

[@kelzkelly8308]

One of grandpas been dead for 30+ years way before I was born and we’ve all eaten from trees he’s planted. Crazy to think about tbh.

[@billsauer3164]

Huh? 🙄

[@MikeEDavis]

Thank you people!!! And bees too. and dandelions. A special fuck-you to whoever has one too and rains on jackie's parade. Cactus Queen you are amazing!!!!

[@MaanOnnTheMoon]

plants are amazing and so are the folks who appreciate them

[@yunnibun0421]

I love plants 😮 omg this is amazing

[@Westcoast3d2a]

I had one when I lived in fall brook I think they’re called century trees

[@austinsatterfield4981]

As a man that has 63 house plants, a huge veggie garden in summer. And 4 flower beds i agree 1000000%

[@Terence.McKenna]

:)

[@fortybelow1973]

​@@Westcoast3d2aI had one in my yard on Guam. Yes, we called them "Century Plants". Just leaves for years then 'Bang' up came the 'beanstalk'. Flowers were miniatures of the parent plant. Parent plant died after flowering. Are they some kind of 'Agave' plant?

[@REDsReinita]

We lived in our rental for 4years & the landlord said our trees in the backyard weren't fruit trees as he's owned the house for more than 20 years. Yet after the crazy winter storm his Texas the following year our backyard was covered in Mulberries lol

[@gailmarie4039]

I hope we can get a follow-up when it’s in bloom! Please? 😊

[@DD-OO]

That bloom means now the plant will die

[@lindanelson6041]

update 36 years from now! keep ya posted 😊

[@DD-OO]

@@lindanelson6041 I’m waiting on mine to 20-30 from now

[@traceyc130]

My sister had one for years. In the early 90s Her then, now late, husband had brought back one from Florida to Victoria BC canada. Last year she decided its time to retire and move. Less than a month later the “cactus” starts growing and was taller than her house. She took it as a sign that he was happy for her and her starting a new phase of her life. Fixed it.

[@zhongscozzie4945]

[@scottyprince87]

Then now?

[@Onstar666]

​@@scottyprince87yeah "then" husband meaning at the time and "now" late means he is now dead

[@Glum1964]

@@scottyprince87I actually thought it a great way to phrase it. I knew exactly what she meant in a simple, economic use of words. I give her an A+++

[@iwantmyvanback]

It means they're about to die. My grandparents had them in their yard as well. When they bloom, they'll die within a few years

[@clinteastwood5718]

We've always referred to them as century plants.

[@jennyj4337]

What a wonderful blessing that she got to live long enough to see that beautiful cactus

[@jaimegonzalez3019]

The flower pods are edible, my dad would cut them down and my mom would prep them. A Mexican delicacy

[@elizabethnelson2639]

Hope you replanted some of the seeds?🎉🎉🎉

[@DLewis-kt9ok]

Patience is a virtue.

[@brookekitowski1487]

Are you married? I've been saying my soulmate would say this 😊

[@eldeefitty4473]

Ignorance is bliss

[@adspur]

I’ve been waiting 20 years to wack it down.Finally!!!

[@Burdenofproof007]

Patience is a hooker back home.

[@missskellington3924]

It’s been so long since I’ve seen a century tree, I almost forgot about it. One of the most whimsical plants, I swear Dr. Seuss grew inspiration from it.

[@bubbleslovebird4974]

We had them everywhere in new Mexico. There flour's are really pretty. She's going to have a good day when it bloom's.

[@fiddlestix6468]

Also common in South Africa. Many people use that bloom for a Christmas tree 😊

[@serenity_in_reverie]

literal meaning of late bloomer 🎉🌴🖤

[@Scavenger82]

A Century Plant is never late, nor is it early. It blooms precisely when it means to. 😂

[@andrewkreder-oy5qq]

You silver tongued devil

[@earlinejackson8151]

Hopefully she’ll post a picture when the flowers open. 😊

[@kinginsomnia5999]

She can't she's be sleeping 😴... that's a very unusual plant you have to be Lucky sometimes to see how it works,I had a few in my lifetime,it mostly comes alive and active at nights,and blooms with the cycle of the moon either a full moon or a eclipse

[@evanislost]

It already bloomed

[@MadgeLynch-mc7ef]

Lookup century plant bloom

[@robburd2792]

It dies when its done blooming " death bloom" I had one it died from blooming

[@kinginsomnia5999]

@@MadgeLynch-mc7ef took pics??.

[@ginab.6994]

I’ve seen two in my lifetime! Both in the span of a few months, coast to coast. Beautiful plant!

[@joleenjones8577]

There was one in the front yard of my longtime neighbor, RIP Dorothy Howard❤

[@misse2013]

Isn't that a "Century Plant"? Very common here in TX But still very special indeed❤

[@jacquelinejones3672]

What’s amazing is the growth after so many years.

[@1_star_reviews]

Yup. And I believe her home is also in Texas.

[@juliej5917]

@@1_star_reviews Says Georgia in the description.

[@1_star_reviews]

@@juliej5917 Just saw it. I guess I was thinking of the other woman that was on the news for her blooming century plant a few years back. They had the same haircut. This one is more recent though.

[@miroam3989]

​@@jacquelinejones3672 from mexico yes

[@connylove1800]

God I love stories like this, it’s such a break from reality. God bless her and her home

[@muneebiqbal5584]

??? it is reality, so it is a break from delusion.

[@bubbastipsandreviews]

We have them to my father in law grows them it's his favorite cactus to grow

[@wastelander420]

​@@muneebiqbal5584I know what she meant. And I couldn't agree more! Perspective is an elusive, shiny little thing. Find it.

[@elizabethallison3059]

And her plant

[@illuminati5160]

It is reality wtf are you talking about?

[@homerobarajas9552]

Looks real pretty when it blooms yellow and we have some here in Texas.

[@figment9625]

This clip is too short. We need a whole series on this freaking cactus

[@ambrr_lily]

They're quite common throughout CA. Once a clump gets going over the years, the blooms aren't so rare since it keeps making more plants and they start cycling through their blooms. Super easy to dig out the pups and transplant. It's my favorite free plant.

[@MrRezzie18]

Send me some I’m on the East coast and want to grow them

[@sunshineraingardening171]

I have one here in Ca.

[@kristinedoty7876]

​@@MrRezzie18Gotta have a lot of warm weather.

[@melinda5777]

A friend gave me one!

[@rougeHuntress]

We had one as big of a 45-60 foot tree but my cavemen family the men of course are clueless usually about such beauty few years ago this happened. I never knew it was a rare bloom until I saw videos years ago of Agave plants and why they bloom and then they say their flowers that are really tall is rare! Our flower was way bigger than Jackies ! BOY am i upset because I nevee took a picture. I live on a farm full of different plants and trees or shrubs. So I never once thought to take pictures of anything but to get out of the home relax and enjoy natures beauty

[@juenescarter7040]

My neighbor has one. It is blooming too!! He didn’t know what it was either but the Mexicans who live a couple of doors down educated him and he educated us about his lovely plant. It’s amazing. You can see it from quite some distance

[@AnnieBoBannie421]

What exactly is it? Did they know ? TY

[@Travelwiththetwins]

@@AnnieBoBannie421It’s called a century plant.

[@millertime838]

The Mexicans can teach the immigrated whites a lot of things.

[@faydenereed4056]

But now it dies after it blooms. Lots here in South Alabama!

[@AnnieBoBannie421]

@@faydenereed4056 the ‘shoot’ or the entire plant? (Sorry, dumb question, probably)

[@keeganpony]

My parents had one in their front yard in Florida. They are pretty common there. It’s pretty spectacular when it blooms. Sadly it usually dies after

[@eleicajunstrom8724]

So wonderful, Please show us the flowers once they open. Thank you Jackie!!!

[@Creed_0.0]

Bloom not open bud

[@eleicajunstrom8724]

@@Creed_0.0 Thank you, yes, when a flower blooms, it opens into a beautiful flower. 💕

[@debraaskelson5698]

A common name for agaves is century plant because they bloom so rarely. The mother plant May die, but there can be babies around her or on the stem so when it falls they will root and grow 😊

[@frankiemack5226]

Okay if that's the case how old was it when she got it. You said 100 year that woman is old but she ain't that old!

[@cattfishing]

​@@frankiemack5226 from what i read about them, they take up to 25 years to bloom. So, in this case it took just a bit longer. It doesnt really take 100 years for them to bloom, if thats what youre wondering.

[@viviana7894]

ITS NOT A CACTUS 🌵 IT IS CALLED AGAVE OR MAGUEY ( or also called Century Plant ) LIVES BETWEEN 10-30 YEARS DEPENDING ON THE AREA AND WEATHER AND BLOOMS ONLY ONE TIME IN ITS WHOLE LEFE AND IT HAPPENS AT THE END OF ITS LIFE CYCLE, AND DIES AFTER THE BLOOMS GETS MATURE ENOUGH TO LET SEEDS POP AND SPREAD OUT. AND IF YOU DONT KNOW, THIS PLANT IS WHERE THE TEQUILA IS MADE FROM. SO AS YOU CAN IMAGINE THIS PLANT IS CULTIVATED A LOT IN MEXICO AROUND THE AREAS WHERE TEQUILA IS PRODUCED.

[@Val_Cris]

​@@frankiemack5226it varies on the species some can take 10 years others up to 30 years though I don't know if there are agaves that take a 100 years to bloom

[@gabriellechristine]

I don't even live there and I thought it was agave!

[@allenreeder2021]

It's a blue Agave. And it probably lived so long because it's in a wet environment, they're really common out here in the southwest

[@naiyalexic]

Love century plants... I got to see on bloom in my grandmother's yard with I was a child!

[@tolkupois3895]

The local medical Plaza in Santa Ana, California landscaped with dozens of these plants many years back. They are all in the process of blooming right now. My next door neighbor had one bloom around 6 years ago. It was amazing. Dozens, all at the same time is phenomenal!

[@violetsarin3704]

I this is a giant blue agave! They sell nectar made from it as a sweetener and used to make tequila. 😅

[@anthonyfernandez7356]

It might be blooming but did it shoot up 25 feet overnight??

[@FazNash]

This is very common in South Africa they have the most beautiful orange flowers in spring

[@stefaniemelchger1633]

And in the south of spain ^^

[@cv6442]

Wow that is so amazing. I live in northern USA so nothing but trees can really get that big! 😃

[@alma82963]

In Mexico we have them at are family ranch and also I have it in my home in Texas.

[@Best_Kept_Secret]

What is the name if you don't mind. Thank you

[@acme_tnt8741]

​​@@Best_Kept_Secretgave Americana. They grow all over Florida. They are also known as Century plants because the supposedly bloom once every 100 years.

[@perrito4051]

We have these everywhere in Las Vegas Nv. They are beautiful!

[@buddygordon6500]

All good things come to those that wait

[@mistyjordan7147]

Jackie grew that stalk with some beans. 😂

[@jamierupert7563]

Yeah, some magiç beans!!!

[@mistyjordan7147]

@@jamierupert7563 Jack and the Bean stalk and the goose that laid the golden eggs is waiting to be rescued.

[@marciastewart1527]

Lol!

[@jaegonzales9137]

We have them here in New Mexico too. Years ago my grandparents had one in their yard that grew so tall, people would stop by and snap photos of it

[@pamelapreston4708]

The sun must not shine over that cactus but once every 36 years. 😂 Congratulations ❤

[@phestojen7966]

I had the great pleasure to witness two different century plants bloom in my front yard only a few months apart from eachother. It was magical until I had to drag the stalks away. Those things are heavy even when they've dried out.

[@fishingbob8374]

I drive through the desert all the time. I’ll never forget about 7-8 years ago, I saw about 1000 in bloom all at the same time. The whole side of the road and up the mountains for about 2 miles.

[@bernardguynunns5658]

Neighbour had one and it bloomed when i was a boy. Lovely to see!

[@joebidengirlsniffer8337]

Shes freaking cool i love her so much 💜

[@yoyohi51]

She's officially the coolest grandma in the block.

[@cayarmy1]

That’s insane. 36 years for the 1st flower, and then the flower grows 25’ in the air? Absolutely insane

[@carmycuhl]

Agave Americana, that plant, dies after it shoots it stalk too. It’s a final reproductive effort

[@HimHim77]

Yep snd happens overnight. Nature is amazing

[@danielgalvin87]

It's going to look like a crazy tree of weird blooms

[@pkelso05]

And then the plant dies. It uses all of its "energy" for that 1 bloom.

[@vilecorrupt]

wonder if anyone has filmed it bloom like a stop motion video

[@wendywhite2642]

We call that a century plant in South Carolina and Georgia and Florida. Blooms once a century so to speak

[@kylaluv8453]

More like once a lifetime since they die after. I had one that ballooned a few years after I bought my house. Luckily I planted 3 of it's babies. I have about 20 years before these will bloom.

[@kevinmoyer5805]

My daughter in Florida had one that shot up about 30 feet in her yard and had beautiful flowers. Lasted for several months before the plant completely died. We have many pictures too. Its once in a lifetime

[@patriciatilley7475]

They are century plants, they bloom every century. Beautiful Flower, its rare to see.

[@romygime5822]

I waited fifteen years for a plant to flower. Is real magic feeling when you wait that long to finally see the flowers.❤🌺🙏

[@imsupercereal]

How?? Did you not give it the proper growing conditions? Did you give it water?? 😂 or even any early bud development or any NPK??? 15 years for a plant to flower means you did something wrong 😂

[@queenvic3890]

@@imsupercerealyou missed the entire point of this video 🤦‍♀️ 😅

[@ProfUPS]

@@imsupercereal you can't be serious

[@romygime5822]

@@imsupercereal No, plant is a native wild tree, it flowers when it is a grown tree.

[@sora2534]

I've been waiting 5 years for my two Christ in a Mangers to bloom

[@lilyblu4577]

I hope shes able to see it bloom.

[@bougieproletariat]

The video shows it already bloomed and the flowers were dried out

[@AxiomApe]

@@bougieproletariatI could be wrong, but those buds looked curled up to me like they haven’t bloomed yet. It’s supposed to be a yellow flower. 🤷‍♂️

[@user-ib5mx8ro4k]

Would be sad if someone chopped that thing down.

[@SophieMia806]

​​@@bougieproletariat...I watched the longer video yesterday. It is blooming with buds, and they haven't fully opened yet, as of the time the news report was aired or recorded.

[@louisedatrice3927]

I live in Texas and I’ve seen one of those plants. All it does it sit there. I can’t wait until it blooms.

[@dianezemliak5606]

Every plant blooms, may take 36 years but under the right conditions it finally bloomed.

[@nancydean8260]

There was one in memphis,tn years ago. It was so popular, the newspaper took a picture and wrote an article about it. Quite a sight to behold❤

[@sherryward5568]

It would be Memphis. Hot as blazes usually...

[@rl9817]

This better be on national news when it blooms

[@motfc8]

We've had one for the last 20 years, and this year, it did this!😮

[@suzannedawson6330]

Wow! A beautiful Century plant!!

[@doriwilson6991]

We have these beautiful cactuses in California. They are gorgeous when they Bloom

[@dasja9966]

Agree they are beautyfull. It isn't a cactus though. Agave americana is a succulent. All cacti are succulents, but not all succulents are cacti.

[@sumper_man]

Wish the was a time lapse video of it blooming from a surveillance camera😭

[@benanderson6002]

This is so genuinely wholesome, I've had my Christmas cactus bloom once before and it feels like such an exciting thing to experience

[@fixitallpaul4847]

My Mom had one that bloomed yearly. The cactus was 150 years old. My cousin now has the plant.

[@bigsparky8888]

EVER SEE A CENTURY PLANT...EVERY 10 YEARS...AWSOME IS THE NATURE WE SEE...INTELLIGENT DESIGN...❤❤❤❤❤

[@cheryl8386]

Common in the karoo region of South Africa. I kept mine as a karoo Christmas tree for years.

[@ofeliapadilla3008]

We had that too when I was a kid as xmas tree

[@mrdazzmon]

Common here in the Caribbean and also used as Christmas trees.

[@Mark-ks5tc]

Never too late to bloom!

[@user-jd2xj6mz4b]

I planted 5 years ago some amazing plants and they did the same here on Southern California . Becuz of the amount of rain this year they are healthy and very pretty. In my front yard .

[@annabenedetti9699]

I wish that was caught on tape. We would get to see that cactus grow. Plants never cease to amaze me.

[@aurorapinillos3039]

It was well worth the wait. It looks a really impressive display of flowers coming up there.

[@arianduran1725]

Sad it will die . Plant: liveto die after i blooms

[@gloriamalone2563]

My grandma had one in Kinston, NC. It's true it was an overnight growth. It grew over 35 ft in the air. Everyone in the area was amazed at the height.

[@capersradio]

I'm from Kinston. Is it still there?

[@bubbajones4522]

This woman traded a cow for the beans that grew this thing?

[@darkeststar3640]

In 1987, I got to see, in real life, the bloom of a Century Plant. It was beautiful from what we could see because it was getting dark. From what I remember the bloom was gone the next morning and within a few days the entire plant was gone. I had never heard of the plant until it bloomed and my elderly neighbors told us about the plant.

[@MrNightrider1978]

Jackie’s Bean Stalk bout to knock on Heaven’s Door😂🤣😂

[@gypsysoul5172]

THAT'S "Jackie and the Beanstalk". LoL.😅😊😅😊😅😊

[@renaalam6844]

Maybe 😮

[@brettziemer5998]

My next door neighbors plant did the same thing after 35 years. 30 feet tall and beautiful. Funny thing is a half dozen or more did the same thing around the neighborhood around the same time. She got to enjoy it for a couple years before passing away. God Bless you Kay

[@joannihernandez1948]

Jackie is about to get special seeds, hope she makes sure they're pollinated❤ 🎉

[@virginiaschofield9092]

Wonder how you would do that

[@Orionnomad]

Jack would be proud his beans worked !

[@jamekanichols3732]

I hope the blooms are beautiful 😍

[@pattibrown1809]

They are all over where I live. Pretty incredible, aren't they?

[@TinyMoMosWorld]

Yeah same here I’ve seen that a lot an they have to tie it so it doesn’t fall over

[@BurnCrushExecute]

It's incredible haven't destroyed that premative species of plant by now.

[@audreysweeney5338]

It's a stairway to heaven. You are blessed!

[@ke6gwf]

I grew up in the Napa Valley, and these were common around there, so I got to see lots of them bloom over the years, just never the same one twice lol

[@boogieNstu]

I have 3 of these in my backyard in AZ. Not 25', but about 5' or so. When a yucca dies it produces this and looks cooler than the cactus!

[@moonorchid9242]

My grandpa had one like this. Seen it bloom twice in my life… it’s been torn out by developers now though 😭

[@lemarz8006]

Isn’t it sad how humans value “development” over anything else. Can’t wait until these “developers” have nothing to eat or drink then we’ll see how truly important profits are 😉

[@michellem7300]

F those developers, nature destroyers lol

[@thousandislandsupreme]

damn youre like 70 years old?

[@maryannguess7115]

Shame on idiot developers.😢insane..they are living plants😊...❤...❤..

[@rose.gianno4508]

It should have been preserved. It could have been relocated, whether it would have survived the shock unsure, but they could have made an effort. People dont care

[@MsDaisy003]

I hope they do a follow up report when it actually blooms.

[@cashtaylor9804]

LoL... what do you think this is about😂😂

[@wileecoyote5749]

36 more years

[@jacksonbrown2692]

@@cashtaylor9804 Chill out, Jesus.

[@MasterovD.Skies42_411]

It already bloomed. Those brown pods at the end of each arm are seed pods.

[@larry1466]

The plant dies after it blooms. Its a century plant

[@sitizenkanemusic]

My parents have a similar yucca plant that used to bloom every year- its chute would grow and spread to the curb- 10 or so feet. Then it stopped blooming in spring at around 2005. Then last year, it grew 20+ feet. Same thing that happened to this lady. But there hasn't been a press release for that plant.

[@JoseMartinez-df2db]

Bless that plant. 💚

[@cynthiahonorio9758]

This reminds me of my parents with the fortune plant in their yard. They shared photo of the flowers. My father was so excited. It took some 25 years to flower!

[@Sadeyes123]

😮 this is so awesome.jackie.must have some annointed and magical soil in her yard 😅❤I love this ❤ AMAZING...😮

[@lorraineandersonjinty3618]

This is our modern day jack & the bean stalk💯😂❤

[@JCC_1975]

Please go back once the blooms open💜 I'd love to see this!!!! 💜💜💜

[@liz3424]

Omgoodness! I would love to be that person with a magical plant that i had for 36 years and one morning wake up and see that it was 25 ft tall😱 Unbelievable!

[@barbaratripp5350]

Wow what a blessing you got to see it flower awesome

[@UNRENDERED_]

I have two of these in my backpack they grow back so quickly after cutting them down

[@kobaltocr6927]

Bellos los agaves ❤ greetings from Costa Rica extraordinary plant

[@nicolaantonini1529]

Well done Jackie. Beautiful

[@mattjohnson1775]

When the plant stem shoots up tall, and the buds bloom.....it looks lime nothing lve ever seen. When the top is in full bloom it is so beautiful. This one hasnt matured completely yet. My Mawmaw p,anted 1 little shoot and it grew into a huge bush with hunderds of shoots and its been 30 years now but it hasnt done its tall shoot yet. I saw 1 blooming way up high and its so amazinly beautiful.....the very tops get so pretty like no other plant. They call them century plants, probably because it really takes forever b4 they shoot up.

[@America_First07]

The Century Cactus is Amazing in bloom. 💯👍

[@debbiemoore5737]

I must be the only person alive that feels sad to see them bloom…….it’s the end of their life 😭

[@tracileonard8068]

Yes but what a way to go! Always leave them laughing😂❤