TACOMA, Wash. — After nearly 20 years, a rare agave plant is in full bloom at Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium.
The zoo said a mature Agave parryi var. truncata in the Desert Garden is in full bloom, offering visitors the chance to see a towering flowering stalk. Since early May, the zoo said the stalk has grown to 15 feet in preparation for its full bloom. The agave plant’s full bloom will last two or three weeks, according to the zoo.
According to the zoo, the agave’s main rosette will die and leave behind “pups,” or clone offshoots at its base, which could
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