Subject: Re: agave

From: [email-masked] (Carol Brandt)
Date: 16 Jun 1995 14:35:45 GMT

No, removal of the stalk will not keep the plant alive in an agave that
is about to bloom.  The plant has already started the whole process of
senescence months before the stalk develops by concentrating massive
amounts of carbohydrates to the apical meristem, the growing point that
develops the stalk. So even if you cut off the stalk, the plant will
not survive because it has dumped all its energy into this structure.
Many agaves, however, will produce asexual clones from rhizomes at the
base of the dying plant prior to flowering.

[email-masked]
carol brandt

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From: [email-masked]
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 1995 05:43:05 GMT

Does anyone here know if removal of the flower stalk, of any of the various 
agave species, prior to actual bloom , will prevent the demise of the plant?

Thanks,
Brian