Agave attenuate ( Fox-tail agave)

Amazing.. have never seen anything like it.. I love big plants

I love this also, K

I saw them first blooming in Arizona few years back. The main plant dies after the bloom is finished but it has tons of off-springs.

I can feel the heat from this lovely photo!!

It is pretty warm here Wildrose. Maybe too warm.
But winter is coming and the winter temperatures here are in mid 20s during the day and mid teens during the night. Perfect for me. It will start to warm up again in April but we will be back on Vancouver Island.

This plant is extremely common here in San Diego. It grows wild in some of the canyons along with many other species of Agave. It can actually branch from the top of the trunk (not like any other Agave).

I like the mango trees in the background flushing new growth.

I do not see any blooms on the mango trees, do you know when they bloom and produce fruit?

Mango trees bloom during the dry season. I would guess in Mexico they would bloom in January or possibly February. Here in San Diego if it's very dry in winter the mango trees can bloom in late Jan or February and then again in late April or May.

Mangoes can have two bloom cycles (depending on variety). They can bloom in winter and again in spring.

Would be nice to have some fruit. We are ending the rainy season here so I doubt I will taste it.
Thanks for your note.

You're welcome.

Overall, mango is a summer fruit. There's some varieties which ripen in winter (here in San Diego).

I love mangoes. I can eat one or two a day.

They are good for you , called “king of fruits”.

Yes, they are called "king of fruit" because it's the oldest cultivated fruit and so extremely popular throughout the tropical/subtropical world.

It's also called the "peach" of the tropics.

I'd love to have this agave one day if I get the chance. The flower is very astonishing and I really love the shape of the leaves. Different from my agaves and they don't look as dangerous as mines (but maybe I'm wrong). Mines have pointed edges and I often suffer from "ouch" moments, getting stung by them.

Tommymoo:

Agave attenuata has soft tips, they're not spiky like most species.

Delonix1:

That's fantastic! I love this agave even more!

That's great!

Do you ever see Chocolate trees (Theobroma) growing there Klahanie?

I personally did not see the tree. But I did see someone selling the seed pods which I found interesting.

You have to try one. I had one as part of a greenhouse job. The pod smelled so delicious. I planted the seeds,never tried the flesh. The Professor I worked for? He took that home-lol. I don't remember exactly what he said..but probably "tasted good"-lol.