15 April 2010

Saluting the sky - the magnificent Century Plant

Another icon of the spring desert landscape - the Century Plant (also known as an agave) - is definitely showing off right now. This one's central stalk was covered entirely with yellow flowers a day or two before I took this photo. Bees and birds denuded it in short order. For more information on this heroic plant, click on WiseGeek:

3 comments:

  1. What a great blog! I am from Tucson but living over in Ireland presently and dying to get back to Tucson. Now I can pop in and see your daily Tucson pics to help hold me over.

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  2. Thank you, Dana and welcome! I'd love to hear more about what you are doing over there ~ I've always wanted to travel to Ireland. if you would care to write more, my email is tucsondailyphoto@gmail.com.

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  3. These beauties are blooming all over Phoenix and I love them.

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