Woman's front yard cactus suddenly shoots up 25 feet, 36 years after planting | Here's why
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2023
- What started as a curiosity in Georgia is turning into a landmark in Luthersville as one woman patiently waits to finally unveil a rare bloom that she's been waiting over 30 years to see: www.11alive.co...
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What a sweet lady! I really hope she isn’t upset when the plant dies… The agave plant blooms at the end of its life.
"...blooms at the end of its life." 🙌🏼
You’d probably be more upset than her pal🤣
@@SpoilerAlert__ I’m sure this is meant as an insult, but I’m having a hard time deciphering. Please elaborate.
It doesn’t really die, it produces shoots at the bottom.
@@danielfellner4756 The plant will probably die in a few months now that it has bloomed… Production of the stalk drains all of the plants energy. As soon as it flowers and seeds, it will dry up and turn brown, then eventually fall over.
As a plant nerd, it's not a cactus - it's in the asparagus family. But awesome person and cool story. I love to see the century agaves bloom.
What is it called?
@@BBBplayers 2:11
It does look like a giant asparagus 😂
Good luck in your dreams, but actually it is a yucca . If you try to eat it you will need a dentist.
My bad it is an asparagus. I listened to Wikipedia again which said it was Family yucca. Sorry!
I came here to say this as well. Agave is a succulent, but not a cactus. I didn't know agave is in the asparagus family! Interesting!
You can tell how proud she is of her plant, she’s so precious.
Not even just the cactus. Nice she found something for her to enjoy.
Aw man, this sweet lady reminds me of grandmothers, aunts, and my very own mom. Wholesome, salt of the earth people like her are such a blessing. ❤
Her green thumb is beautiful.
She is fortunate to still be alive when the century plant did shoot up. The blossom will be the plant's gift to her for all the years of care.
That cactus ain’t native to that area.
The only reason it survived is because cacti are hardy organisms.
That being said, since it’s not native to the area, it’s likely it hasn’t had a mate to fertilize it nearby via pollination. This year was different!
Plus the main plant will die
Plant dies after it flowers.
@@thedarklord573 That cactus isn't a cactus.
@@thedarklord573you have a complex my friend
This plant is what we in Mexico call "maguey" and nowadays is mostly used to make mezcal. It is an extremely useful plant. The leves contain excelent fibers that can be used to make rope, nets and even cothing (albeit quite coarse), the shoot and its flowers are actually edible! the skin of the leaves can be removed and it has the consistency of paper which is used in mexico to wrap meat to give it a distinctive flavor when cooking it in an oven, we call this dish "mixiote". If you dig a hole in the heart of the plant, it will produce a transparent and sweet juice called "aguamiel" (honeydew) that can be drunk fresh or it can be fermented to produce "pulque". The entire heart of the plant can be cooked and thenthe heart´s juice is extracted, fermented and dystiled to produce mezcal.
The aztecs had something called "huehuetlatolli", which means "the speeches of the elders" which were a collection of sayings used to educate their kids in the ways of living in society. One of those said: "concern yourself with the matters of the earth, plant nopales, plant magueyes, for you will have what to eat, what to drink and what to dress, that way you will be renowned, people will aknowledge you".
Had to screenshot this!! Thanks for sharing the knowledge!!!
Thanks for the information. Very interesting 😉
Well said! Couldn't say it better than that!
One big thumbs 👍
Some farmers even use the maguey leaves to feed their caddle
Im 36 years old too, teared up when she said everything blooms in its own time. Sweet lady
God bless her. You can tell she's so delighted with her cactus
She must be a republican. They're the nicest people.
@@mrbojangles9841 well maybe. Democrats used to be nice people too. Until the party was hijacked by Marxist radicals
I beg to differ on the nice must be a Republican... I'm the sweetest and nicest most giving person people know( so I've been told) and I WAS ademocrat😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@celestebell9992 lol you were a Democrat or you are?
i saw an agave plant in bloom once when i was in school. i had walked past it in the neighborhood for the past few years then one day it was 30 feet in the air with fire at its tips. i stayed in new orleans so it was literally the tallest thing, plant or structure, for the next 6 blocks in all directions. i had no idea how rare it was at the time but im very honored to have seen its blooms 🥰🌱
Same here, I’ve seen an agave plant in my neighbors yard for years, until one day the thing blossomed about 15 feet high!
Same thing for me, though i thought at first "whered this tree come from?" The petals looked like leaves. What a cool plant
Me too but I had only moved to that neighborhood that year so I just assumed the owners were neglecting their landscaping 😂 It was way too big to ignore. Funny I saw this and now I know the truth. ❤ Nature is so incredible 🌞💯🙌
There were no trees taller than that for six blocks??? Guess Florida just has a lot of tall trees lol
@@chewy99. Never been over to Nawlens? I can believe this.
"Everyone blooms in their own time." ❤️
That was deep for TV news.
@@GeryonMI couldn't believe she actually said that line. Damn I hate that line
Aw another front bottoms fan I see
So cheesy
It's a nice thought but sadly not true. Some people don't bloom, some people "bloom" into evil.
That lady is so fun to listen to. I’m glad she really enjoys her gardening. I hope it gives her a beautiful show she deserves to experience.
This is the kind of news we need more of
I’m familiar with these and I just love seeing everyone’s awe of this plant. The gardener did a fabulous job taking care of a plant that doesn’t usually thrive in Georgia.
It'll thrive there now, it's seeds from those strengthened cactus will be like a new species, its offspring will be much heartier, I'd give her 50 bucks of she starts one for me off them seeds!
Probably luckily it's on the highest point in her yard so it doesn't get too wet. That is usually what kills cacti over here in the southeast.
Uhhhh I have seen 5 of these in my lifetime living in Georgia 😊
In the mountains of Central Mexico we visited a rural family who had sever of these plants. They had chopped away some of the leaves to get at the core of the plant, then carved a large cavern inside the center of maybe a gallon size or two. Then daily for many weeks they would ladle out "Agua de Miel" (honey water) that is sweet and delicious. At this point they would set it to ferment for 3-4 days to make pulque which has an alcohol content of about beer
@@bigbadvoodooMAGAdaddy Unless they manually cross pollinate it this is unlikely. A lot of cactus species are very finicky with pollinators, though in this case it might be fine because it is bats typically but also I believe a lot of cacti are not great self pollinators. All things said and done this is an incredible sight and I'm glad some other people in the US can see this. I've seen this before often but it is really beautiful and something special for the area.
"I guess everyone blooms at their own time"
She is wise! 🙌
Thanks for the 1.8k likes 💜
Basic knowledge
Yes I loved that!
@@adriandoesyoutube8092well common sense isn’t so common, and she has a charming way of gifting her “basic knowledge” as you call it
I'm nearly 60... still waiting
@@PatchouliPenny me too, some of us need more time 😬
What a delightful Lady. Here in California they’re everywhere. Right now there’s a Restaurant in our town that has 5-7 of them in a row all flowering consecutively. I’m 67 and that’s a first for me. While the main plant will indeed die, they pretty much always put out “Pups”. We have a Miniature one in our “Zen Garden” that are maybe 20 years in place. I don’t know if I’ll get to see it flower, but I’m sure our daughter will. Cheers. What a lovely lady!😊
Hope you get to see it, fellow Californian! 🙂
This is the best story I’ve heard in quite some time. This is a treasure. God bless all involved from the Beautiful woman that planted the seeds too the editor of this video. Thank you.
“Everything blooms in its own time”.
What a beautiful sentiment! 🙏 ❤
she mustve been listening to the front bottoms
Yea, what an obvious thing.....
Unless it dies first.
Problem is time is not always on your side.
@4223037 wow dude, you’re such a badass for this comment!!
My grandma left one of this cactus, The first time the family get reunited after her passing, the cactus bloomed, incredible white flowers, it was like my grandma were saying hello to us on that beautiful day ❤😊 i think she was happy to see all the family together
uh no she’s dead she’s not saying anything
@@ArawnFR Understand to acknowledge that life lives beyond this world. The plants and animals CLEARLY display that.
@@ArawnFRyou are the biggest idiot in your family. slap your mother for not swallowing you when she had the chance. smh dumbass
it sounds like a sign to me, and anyone else with a shred of common sense. i hope shes visiting ur dreams often, you sound like a wonderful person. thank you for sharing, i hope she is resting peacefully and flowers grow often
@@ArawnFR It must be a real drag being you. God Bless.
You couldn’t ask for a more wholesome pair, the lady’s narration matched the awe of the plant 🌵
If some idiot ruins this it should be 36 years in prison
We have them in Texas and they are glorious. Unfortunately, momma plant dies afterwards; but, save the little “pups” and plant them where they are safe…thanks for the story on this woman’s amazing treasure!
yep...she will have so many tiny ones now. Maybe sell them for $1 each if she needs a little extra money or donate the money 💙🫶
Thank you for the update since I've never seen one of those. I do have cousin plants that sends up a 6' stalk, covered in white flowers, every year or two. I can't imagine waiting decades for one to bloom.
It's not rare. We have two neighbors with the same plant grooming. Beautiful ❤
what is this cactus called? i'm trying to look it up! :)
Yes, I’m also In texas. I always thought the sudden shooting up was the last act before the death of that particular plant?
In the Caribbean, we call it a Century Plant. It typically blooms every ten years and then has ten babies around it. We cut the dry stalks and spray paint them and use as Christmas trees since we have no pine trees.
Yeah, I'm on the left coast and have several of them. I'm collecting the babies but I have one huge one. If one blooms, I will remember to keep the stocks after they dry
That's so cool! I just looked it up. They're perfect for that. We've downsized and something like that is simple and perfect. 😊
@@KimberleyB Look at how big they get first, The one in the story has been hacked up. They are much better looking if you leave them natural but they get really big.
Where in the caribbean because we don’t do that on my island 😅
@@akirahayama2653Trinidad has them.
She's blessed to have been able to see it bloom❤
No es un cactus, es un agave y su quiote es comestible, adorado por colibries. Espero logre recuperar sus hijos antes de morir y obtener semilla madura. Suerte👍🌵
su quiote es comestible????..............you mean the inside of the quiote?
@@rezamotori5709 the flowers
She was so charming, and full of gentle wisdom…”everyone blooms in their own time”🖤⏳🌌
this is so deep 👇😔
Alright
The reporter said that, not the old lady
🧡💛
Everyone blooms in their own time. I love it !
Let's be honest... everyone?
Yeah that quote can definitely be debated, because wisdom doesn't necessarily comes with age. 🍻😂
I think I done that 20 years ago. I've been on a down hill slide since.
We all become fertilizer in due time. I'm almost as old as dirt, so I can say this with certainty. A few people, unfortunately, are destined to become toxic waste almost from the moment they're born it seems....
This. ☝️🙌❤️
what a sweet lady, her little laugh, and unique insights. can't wait to see the bloom, thank you algo in advance!
She sure is the envy of all gardeners now😂❤ That's pretty cool...
The world needs more stories like this one :)
For sure!
sure more '' cactus '' stories
@@richardmesser1091 lol! Just more positive stories. I don’t expect the news to ever by very accurate
Plant one
Yes, for the slow simple minds like you
There was a mass bloom in Tucson a couple years ago - nearly every Agave you'd see had a stalk. It was amazing.
Whaaaaat
Looks like a plant you would see in a dr sues book!🤙🏽
I remember that. I'm surprised this one did as well not being in a desert environment.
Yeah. I'm from mesa. I'm honestly a little confused why this is a news story. I see these ALL the time. They are also more closely related to an asparagus than a cactus lol. Nothing unusual happened. A plant literally just flowered.
@@alexcrowder1673 I spent a week hiking the Grand Canyon, and took pictures of a number of extremely tall century plants. I suppose they are rarely cultivated in Georgia?
What a wonderful woman! Just a beautiful story, and even more so a beautiful life that was shared with us today❤
My parents planted one in the front yard when we moved in in 1962. I was in 4th grade. In my senior year, it bloomed. It wasn't that tall, but it wasn't that old, either. We live in Southern California, and many of our neighbors had them, too.
My Lord ... the world needs 1,000,000 more feel good stories like this right now.
This.
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This.
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Not really.
That is a beautiful story with such great news. I am SO happy that she gets to see it bloom. ❤
That neighborhood looks safe
Be careful in big cities---- black gangs and criminals are stalking people, robbing them at gunpoint
These things bloom every other week in California and Arizona backyards. They've been planted for decades here
Man I really hope nobody does anything to this beautiful plant, cuz people have a tendency to ruin things. Stay safe plant.
Already bloomed in the shots…. Seeds developed and have gone as well…. I’ve a few hundred on my land here in Texas.
This is a story for our times. Grow for 35 years. Become sexually active. Find that you have no partners. Then die.
It will die now that it's bloomed. We have a lot of them in southern Arizona. They can produce lots of babies, so watch for those. Surprised it's survived so well in such humid conditions. Kudos to you for keeping it going!! Enjoy the blossoms. They are so pretty.
I just had two artichokes bloom in my garden, and they are a gorgeous purple. They look like a square sparkling cake from a distance. I did. It know they bloomed! It was not a success as an artichoke harvest,but the blooms are so enjoyable to watch.
…quite a majestic site. I have planted one on my Great Aunt’s Old Horse Ranch in the foothills of San Jose 31 years ago. My Aunt wasn’t keen on it as she referred to it as that monstrosity in blue. Her anticipation for it’s bloom was endearing for it was a bond I hold dear. Now alone I sit on her old chair still waiting for it to bloom.
Can't be long now. 😎
Good story.
@@woodyw6891…and the story goes on. She still is growing and pushing out babies and have now created her own island. Will update when she finally gets her bloom.
We had one in our yard in Arizona. At night you would see bats and moths pollinating the flowers. Such an amazing plant species.
I'm curious if it needs another plant nearby to pollinate or not...well, I guess I could Google it, but wanted to like and respond to your comment too lol
These are all over AZ. Not rare at all.
Right on@@adb888.
I’m with you.
@@RadTradDad, Sounds like they are in Georgia
@@RadTradDad you know this story is in georgia lol
You are the landmark, lady
So amazing. The lady and her cactus 🌵.. Can't wait to see the beautiful yellow blooms. Please show us when they bud..🦋
My mom had one years ago. She always called it a Century Plant because it takes many, many years (some people thought it took 100 years) to bloom, then it dies. In the meantime, it puts out baby plants all around it to "re" generate. You see these all over the place in the US, at least in the Western states, and the Mid-Atlantic states. There are at least 4 Century Plants at separate homes in my neighborhood.
That’s what we call them in Tucson as well. They are all over here
That's assuming it gets fertilized
Exactly, the Midwest and West. But in the Eastern states like Georgia that's unusual. In fact I don't think they would survive anywhere north of there. Maybe some dry hot areas in South Carolina.
My neighbor had one. It bloomed, died, and then it came crashing down and made a huge mess.
1 of them bloomed near where I live. It was pretty cool too see but then it died and I got sad TpT. It made 3 or 4 little babys though so it was all good.
My mom brought a baby from the other house and planted it in '96. Just started blooming at 27 yrs! Flowers are not all the way out yet. Amazing! To watch it continue to grow!
It DIES after it blooms ONCE
@@bambinaforever1402 It will leave baby plants behind.
@@bambinaforever1402 I'm gonna be a late bloomer, too! 😁
@@originalkingalpha5116 Brought a baby from original plant
What state or region is yours in? Super cool btw lol. Curious how tall too. I heard of the century plant by chance. If I remember right a group of artists or photographers dwarfed one in a greenhouse. Let it bloom and captured it's entire flowering stage on film.
Thanks to that sweet lady who planted that amazing plant and shared it with the rest of us. This is super cool!
What a sweet lady, I grew up in Georgia and people like her make me miss it.
And her plant is beautiful! I had no idea a desert plant could grow in Georgia, I thought it’d be way too humid for it.
I love the story of her century plant & am happy that she gets to see its fruition in her lifetime. She's a sweet GA peach herself.
That’s what I’m actually rooting for. I want her to see what happens since she took care it for all these years.
She does 🍑
Love this lady and her flower. More news stories like this, please.
Agreed!
Nice to see stuff like this and not "news" that's just biased politics.
yea calms me down
This is American Agave, what tequilais made from. There's hundreds of them EACH on many farms in the southern states. I'm in Australia with a patch that has 3-6 stalks a year. Mexicans have a way of getting multiple foods and even a laundry detergent from them and have FIELDS of them. It's a big hype over nothing. You can bet she's the neighbour or relative of someone on the news
@@OffGridInvestor man shut up
I love both, the cactus and the very sweet, genuine lady. ❤️❤️❤️
This lady for me, embodies what a true American is supposed to be. Happy, enjoying her life, planting whatever she wants on a huge plot of land with a nice community around her.
Absolutely stunning! It's heartwarming to witness this woman finally getting to see her Agave bloom after an astounding 36-year wait. The Agave americana is quite common here in California, and despite popular belief, Agaves are not cacti. 😊
Fweewww, that was a novel😢😢😢😢
@Jennifer Gray really?! You found just a few sentences a struggle to get through? 🙄
The leaves at the base look more like an aloe vera plant - are they related?
@@jennifergray5499 You’ve never read a novel in your life you disgusting trash. Shut up and grow up.
@@Rai_S82 No, not closely related. Aloe is an African genus; Agave is American. The Century Plant (Agave americana) is more closely related to yuccas, tuberoses, and Manfredias (which has recently been moved in with the tuberoses). I mention Manfredias because they are a (relatively rare) native of Georgia and the SE. I have found but one small colony of Manfredia virginiana here in SCen Texas, but they should be more common there. Pretty scape of one inch diameter green flowers.
what an amazingly talented gardener!!! I would absolutely love to see more from her!
Well, the plants kinda do it all on their own if you let them, lol.
@@72marshflower15Pretty much.🌵😆
It’s called a century plant. So after it’s blooms are gone it dries it becomes super light. Here in New Mexico they are every where! We cut them (the stock) and use them in our house like a Christmas tree. Google it. They are beautiful with a tiny string of lights. Light as a feather. But breathtaking beautiful, so you can enjoy it in the winter. All you need is a little hand saw. It will now start making baby’s, so watch at the base of your plant. You can did up the baby’s and replant or even sell them , the blooms are orange and yellow! You will be amazed.
We have loads of these in the southwest. They are amazing. "Near death, agaves transform decades’ worth of energy into an enormous asparagus death spear, as tall and sturdy as a cell phone tower tree". The resiliency and survival strategies of desert plants always blows me away
Very accustomed to these plants here in the burning sands of arizona and it's nice to see these guys get some recognition. Most people look at desert plants as though they are some kind of lesser varity but I honestly believe they have a lovely stoicism about them that is unique to the desert.
desert plants are the real tough guys of the plant world, they grow where anything else dies, makes oasis of green, purple, yellow and pink where only sand and rock dwells, tells the tales of where ancient eras were and are recording our eras as we speak and says where are the places where life-giving water hides on those places where nothing else can be.
They Live and Thrive where nothing else can do it so.
You're wrong. Desert plants have no merit in horticulture and should be banned!
There's 5 or 6 of them within 10 miles of us here on the NC/SC border. There's one in bloom right now in Chesnee SC. I've seen 3 others with the stalks/blooms in the just the past year. It may be a western plant, but it can thrive easily in the Southeast.
In 1978 I rented a duplex in Miami, Fl that had one in the yard and it bloomed while I was there. We had little Agaves all over the neighborhood after that.
So the Seeds did Spread all over the neighborhood. Am curious
Memorable for sure.
@@verawallace9055 Either that or they shared all the baby pups that grow at the base after.
You could see the little plants on the stalk and they would sprinkle down.
Hey, in South Florida, what's one more invasive species? At least they don't grow as fast as kudzu; still, maybe it's a better idea to landscape with native plants?
What a nice lady. And this very foreign (for me...) heart-warming accent. Positive news, positive people. The world needs more of that.
Alle the best from Berlin!
I LOVE this and this lady is THE sweetest! I hope the flowering is posted so I can see it. Way to go Jackie ❤
Now I'M invested! I wanna see the 2nd part of this broadcast... THE BLOOM!
She’s adorable and has words of wisdom.
When old people die a library burns down.
Unlike the narrator in the background whose cheesier than the state of Wisconsin.
She's so awesome, we need more stories like this.
I want to hear everything she has to say about gardening and her whole life story tbh
She is an awesome person, she really loves her plants, knowing me I could never wait 36 years for a plant to grow and take care of it, let alone a day. She really has her way.
"you just have to sit back and wait and see what you get!" Such a positive note and a wonderful outlook! ❤
My neighbor had one in south Louisiana. I lived next door to her for 32 years before it finally bloomed. I don’t know how long it had been there before I moved next door. It’s called a century plant. It is beautiful when it blooms. The bloom lasts for a few weeks. A new plant grows on the side of the old dead one.
It wouldn't be on St Paul street would it? :P
@@rummy98 No it wouldn’t. It’s in a small town between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
Wow. Like a phoenix ❤
There is a property in my neighbor hood that must have dozens, there is always one shooting in the air despite their short bloom. Sometimes several at once. It's amazing.
I remember my neighbor having one and the old plant turned to mush like a week after the bloom finished...
Same plant here in Thessaloniki , Greece and I suddenly saw it like that! Quite a miracle! Yellow blossoms have appeared & I”m expecting to see what nature holds for this miraculous plant 🌱
This story spoke to me in ways that most would never understand. I was born in 1987. Of course, the part about the plant dying after blooming isn’t inspirational, but I’ll take what resonates.
I’m glad they gave her this interview, she seems so sweet :)
I’m in a little country town in New South Wales Australia and there was this little stripey cactus looking plant in the corner of our paddock when we bought the property 44 years ago - it suddenly shot up a massive giant asparagus -like stalk and we have photos of it in various stages - in full bloom with parrots and honeyeaters on the flowers ! It is dead now but all around it are beautiful vibrant tiny Agave lily plantlets … to bloom sometime way in the future !
Cute fact: those little babies are commonly referred to as “pups” on succulents 😊❤
Beautiful story! God bless you! 🌵 🌼
What god
@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk 👈 1 week old YT account that mom had to set up. 🥴
@@omarhandely6930 How original did you copy that from someone else
@@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk Google it…🥴
In a world filled with depressing news, this was a nice light-hearted story even if the plant will ultimately die.
The flower stalk makes a great walking stick. When dried, it's almost indestructible, plus, it's very light in weight.
A 25ft stalk should give you at least 3 to 4 sticks.
Very cool story. Desert plants are amazing!❤
CooliO 😎👍🏻
I made a walking stick out of our giant sunflower stalks! Very sturdy and great for mobility training 💪
the girth on that stalk looks far too hefty for any kind of walking stick. unless you're a shaq/andre the giant sized human
Have to have giant hands!
Gosh, I hope you all are going to come back with footage and photos of the flowers. How amazing! This home owner did something right to get it to bloom.
Oh that's the latest of the late bloomer. What a wonderful lady.
Agave americana:
Common names: century plant, maguey, or American aloe, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Mexico and the United States in Texas
Although it is called the century plant, it typically lives only 10 to 30 years. It has a spread around 1.8-3.0 m (6-10 ft) with gray-green leaves of 0.9-1.5 m (3-5 ft) long, each with a prickly margin and a heavy spike at the tip that can pierce deeply. Near the end of its life, the plant sends up a tall, branched stalk, laden with yellow blossoms, that may reach a total height up to 8-9 m (25-30 ft)
Correct, it is NOT a cactus.
Wow, exciting and what a lovely lady to bloom for. I'll be keeping an eye open for the "birthing".😊
😮
Can I plant it and let it grow up someone’s a$$?? Particularly members of Congress and my local government?
The plant that wanted to be a cell phone tower.
“Everyone blooms in their own time” love it! Such good wholesome news 📰
Yo, who were you? Please respond at some point, you seem cool
I'm glad she was around to see the fruits of her labor.
The branches have such a lovely curve to them, honestly if this town ever makes a local flag I can't imagine a better image to put on it
Yes, more news like this, please. Do keep us posted on the blooming, and thank you for sharing this story.
Lol this is news? A plant growing? I've had so many of these plants that I had to cut down, the pointy leaves are the worst
After century plants bloom, it’s at the end of their life cycle.
These plants are all over West Texas. Beautiful!
Unbelievable that's amazing hope y'all do a follow up ❤️
This almost made me cry. I love good news like this in the midst of all the bad that’s happening❤. I love plants. I inherited my green thumb from my Grandmother on my Dads side. 🌱 🪴
What a beautiful woman, so calming to hear her talk with so much passion about her plants. Great story.
How cool for her. Thats beautiful
What a wonderful person. I hope she knows she going to have a fan club.
I’m so happy she will be able to see the fruit of her labor. 🌵 🌺
Praying 🙏🏽 the fowl weather Georgia has been getting doesn’t damage it before it blooms!!
It will mother nature
Foul* 🤦🏽♀️
It’s an agave plant, not even related to cacti, but still, good for her.
That's beautiful. Near where I live, south coast of Brazil, those agaves are pretty common, and in some beaches you can see several of these stems shooting up and the sprouts of past generations of plants growing nearby. I actually used the stems from dead agaves exactly like this one to make didgeridoos a few years ago. They are made of a very fibrous and resistant material, because the entire thing is very heavy particularly when green. How great the world would be if those were the only kind of news.
Edit: oh, btw, it's a succulent plant, not a cactus.
That's neat you used the agave stalks to make didgeridoos! I'd like to see that and hear those! I was hoping you had a video of them on your channel :)
@@stickibug Not actually, I moved to a different location and left my didges, but maybe someday. :)
She is the sweetest lady❤
That’s hysterical! So neat!
Ours bloomed about 4 years ago after 20years in the new spot after picking from the side of the road as a castaway. We have approximately 30ish young sprouts that rained down from the flowers. Beautiful.
Hope you do a follow-up story with her after the plant blooms as she was delightful to interview. Would love to see the blooms. Great story! 💐 ❤
the whole plant dies after it blooms so it won't be a real feel-good feature.
@@jameswatkins1844 it is in bloom that's what the stalk is that looks like an asparagus.
Finally. A truly news worthy report on beauty.
THANK you this is adorable
I have a distant cousin of this plant and it is only a houseplant here because of the cold winters. If I had seen this video two weeks ago I could have taken pictures of mine blooming. The plant itself are only about 6" in diameter and the flower stalk can reach 14". It's a miniature of this woman's large plant. Too cool!!
Please post a video of the bloom! I love nature magic...💚
This anchor is so lovely. On the inside and out. Her smile is genuine, not TV fake.
Wow she seems so light hearted and funny as can be. It would be fun to tour her garden with her one day. And what would be a dream come true is to be there for when the cactus blooms and capture some drone footage.
This is called a Century Plant (or Americana Agave) and part of the asparagus family (this is the reason the stalks looks like one). It will live for approximately 30 or so years and send up that 30-35 ft stalk to bloom at the end of its life. They get HUGE (up to 10-12 ft wide and 6-8 feet high) so don’t plant it next to anything like driveways or walkways because it’s got teeth on those long leaves. It’s called a century plant but it doesn’t live that long. About a 1/3 of that. Over the years it’ll have “pups” and they multiply but these get equally large. They’re cute and decorative when small at first but then they get huuuge too. Then it’s really hard to take them out. The pups are considered like weeds so people dig them up when they’re young. These Agave’s grow in California, Florida, & are very common in Arizona. They can be found in lots of southern states too, in Mexico and on and on. They’re all over the lower US and Mexico land area and not rare at all. I’m very surprised they did a story on this haha. I guess the news didn’t know what it was.
Amen to not planting them next to a walkway or patio. Those roots are powerful.
Are these not used for making fabric or alcohol?
@@nunyabiznes33 there is another agave called the agave tequilana that is used to make tequila.
@James Koehler they’re both in the Asparagaceae family (agave and common asparagus). The agave shoot is actually edible and some cultures roasted them when they emerged, though this is rare now.
the pups will take over your entire yard if youre not careful
Protect this woman and her cactus at all costs
What do you think that little dog is doing!!!!!!
@@Anna-ou5jv the little dog is pooping in the house.
Yeah, nobody is saying that about the lands in South america currently being over taken by miners and "explorers" . People are literally being set on fired, killed, and raped in the Amazonias of South America while the news is telling you to worry about this older woman, who I am sure has lived a beautiful life, and a cactus plant that is out of place. Hogwash, I tell you.
@@nomaray2020yeah but who's hotter in a green dress?
That cactus is going to be the reason Humans learn Giants exist.
we have lots of these plants, well, relatives of this plant, where i live. our yucca sprouted a few years ago, i think it's stalk was a good 15-17 feet tall. just like this one, sprouted up practically over night, (more like a week but still impressive for a plant!!) and bloomed shortly thereafter. The stalk stood for a while, although it was already dead after the bloom went. Eventually the stalk collapsed and we removed it, but the base of the plant is still alive! I think they only bloom once too, so ours is "retired" now haha. wonderful stuff.
A neighbor in Byron Georgia had one bloom 5-7 years ago! Spectacular!
Wow, the patience she has as a gardener, to wait 36 years to see her plant bloom
This is normal and people on farms have patches of hundreds. We have them against railway tracks and various places here in Australia. You become patient because it's not easy to dig out. It's American Agave, what tequila is made with. THERE they dig them out and ferment the heart. I get 3-6 stalks a year. Not patience, just ignoring them and one day you get this giant asparagus thing which turns into a bloom. You can hear the bees on a quiet day
She wasn't waiting for it, she just had this cactus in her backyard - they do better the less care you give them, and one day she noticed something happened.
And right after it blooms, the whole thing will die unfortunately.
Yes! You’ve created a Landmark! U will live there Forever! I ❤ it & your efforts
Wow, that's incredible! Would love to see a follow-up when it blooms.