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	Century plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Century Plant or Maguey (Agave americana) is an agave originally from Mexico but cultivated worldwide.
		It is also known as the American aloe, although it is not related to the true aloes.
		This may be fermented to produce the drink called pulque, which may then be distilled to produce mezcal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Century_plant (270 words)

	Plant breeding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Domestication of plants is an artificial selection process conducted by humans to produce plants that have fewer undesireable traits of wild plants, and which renders them dependent on artificial (usually enhanced) environments for their continued existence.
		In the early 20th century, plant breeders realized that Mendel's findings on the non-random nature of inheritance could be applied to seedling populations produced through deliberate pollinations to predict the frequencies of different types.
		Using plant viruses to insert genetic constructs into plants is also a possibility, but the technique is limited by the host range of the virus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Plant_breeding (2046 words)

	botany/agave
		They may be planted outdoors in mild climates, especially those that are desert and semi-desert; otherwise, they may be grown in a greenhouse and when small, as houseplants.
		In regions with harsh winters, Agaves may be planted outdoors in the summer and brought in during the winter.
		This plant will bloom after ten or more years, producing a tall flower spike that is 6 to 25 feet high and is covered with thick bunches of comparatively small, yellowish-green flowers.
	www.botany.com /agave.htm (609 words)

	Extraplicity - Notes on Agave
		The plant is not disease hardy, and is difficult to decorticate.
		The plant is used for fences, poles, leaf thatching of roofs, flavoring in Pan de Pulque, and the leaf pulp is used as a poultice on bruises and sores in animals.
		The plant resembles A. marmorata and A. deserti.
	www.extraplicity.com /galleries/agave.html (4656 words)

	Agave Seeds - Century Plant - Amazing Beauty
		Agaves are stout plants with woody stems or stem-bases, often tall, even tree-like, the long and narrow leaves crowded in rosettes at ends of stems or branches, a stout rapidly growing flower stalk arising from the rosette.
		Century Plants do not take a century to flower, but it may take them several years to store enough food reserves to supply the rapidly growing stalk and mature the seeds.
		This American Century Plant is sometimes grown in southern California as an ornamental.
	www.localharvest.org /store/item.jsp?id=2258 (494 words)

	The Century Plant - Cacti and Succulents
		One of the earliest references I have found to this plant was in the writings of an English explorer, Peter Martyr, who wrote and traveled in the 15th century in the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico as well as elsewhere.
		By 1586, various species of century plants had reached Italy and were reportedly grown in the gardens of that country.
		The individual flowers of the century plants are not terribly showy.
	www.bellaonline.com /articles/art38896.asp (622 words)

	Agave americana {Agavaceae} #198800117 L:1308 Q:1
		The plant is used internally in the treatment of indigestion, flatulence, constipation, jaundice and dysentry.
		All parts of the plant can be harvested for use as required, they can also be dried for later use.
		Plant out in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts, and give some protection from the cold for at least their first few winters.
	florawww.eeb.uconn.edu /acc_num/198800117.html (477 words)

	Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus OH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Century Plant, located in the Desert biome of the Franklin Park Conservatory is now fading at the end of its fascinating lifecycle.
		The name of the Century Plant, also known as Agave americana, is derived from the fact that it is known to bloom only once in its lifetime, with a life span of up to 60 years.
		When the Century Plant blooms, the giant asparagus-like blooming stalk is large and grows quickly - up to 12 inches a week - then dies shortly after blooming, leaving a tall wooden stalk.
	www.fpconservatory.org /centuryplant.htm (415 words)

	Agave americana, century plant, American aloe
		General aspect and origins - Agave americana, also known as century plant, is a succulent with pointed leaves that is native to Mexico and which has spread to many Mediterranean regions.
		Century plant is relatively frost resistant, and may withstand negative temperatures of 24°F to 14°F (-5°C to -10°C), provided the ground is perfectly drained.
		Century plant is generally propagated rooting the offsets of the main plant.
	coolexotics.com /plant-19.html (196 words)

	Headquarters West Ltd.; Century Plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Century Plants bloom only once in their life, the blooming spike is so large and grows so fast that it saps all the resources of the plant, which then dies, leaving a tall wooden seed stalk.
		The plant is called the "century plant" because of this "once a century" bloom (actually the plant lives an average of 25 years).
		It was also an important plant to indigenous people, being used for medicines, fiber, needles, and food.
	www.headquarterswest.com /vegetation/centuryplant.htm (76 words)

	Nature in the City - Shrub - Century Plant
		The Century Plant excels as a strong accent, where a bold tropical effect is wanted.
		As an ornamental, Century Plant is usually grown in rock gardens and in cactus and succulent gardens.
		Century Plant can be grown in containers, where it stays much smaller than its outdoor brethren.
	www.cityoforlando.net /planning/nature/shrubs_century.htm (137 words)

	Century Plant Cactus in Hobart Tasmania Australia
		With the plant stem an impressive six metres high, the rare vivid-yellow floral display is a sight to behold.
		A huge amount of energy is expended by the plant to produce such a large flowering stem, which means that after this flowering, the plant will die.
		However it does expose the most delicate part of the plant, the growing crown, to the sun, so clusters of spines are often present on the crown to create a shade umbrella.
	stott.customer.netspace.net.au /cactus.htm (972 words)

	Agavaceae (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Agave lechuguilla is one of the principal indicator plants of the Chihuahuan desert, where it grows very freely spreading vegetatively by stoloniferous shoots, which are soft enough to be browsed by javelinas.
		This plant has been traditionally used for making mescal and is widely used as an ornamental plant for the dry garden.
		The plant is traditionally used to treat bites from insects and snakes.
	www.succulent-plant.com /agave.html (2201 words)

	Augusta Georgia: features@ugusta: Marking the passage of time 06/19/98
		An American agave plant, commonly known as a century plant, growing at the corner could bloom within the next few days.
		Most of the neighbors thought it was some kind of aloe plant until a few weeks ago, when the plant underwent a transformation.
		Hay because she had gone into the hospital before it had grown, and when she returned home a week later the stalk was nearly as tall as the house next to it.
	chronicle.augusta.com /stories/061998/fea_garden.shtml (509 words)

	Agave americana - Century Plant - Agavaceae
		Agave americana, or Century Plant, is a unique succulent plant native to Mexico.
		They received the name Century plant because it was believed that they flowered every hundred years.
		Cal's Plant of the Week is provided as a service by the University of Oklahoma Department of Botany & Microbiology and specifically Cal Lemke, who is OU's botany greenhouse grower and an avid gardener at home as well.
	www.plantoftheweek.org /week297.shtml (327 words)

	Agave Americana - Century Plant. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Towards the end of the plant's life a towering yellowish-green flower-spike of up to 8 metres appears, after which the plant dies, leaving small side-shoots to grow on.
		It is essential to wear robust gloves when handling these plants to prevent a painful injury from the spiny thorns.
		Being a monocarpic species the plant lives for a number of years without flowering but the rosette dies once it does.
	www.letsgogardening.co.uk /Information/EG/plants/Agave.htm (437 words)

	Santa Monica Mirror: New Century, Old Plant
		Not only is Agave americana popularly known as the “century plant” but a close cousin (Agave tequilana) is the source of California’s favorite celebratory beverage – tequila, gallons of which will doubtless be consumed over the weekend.
		It's called the century plant’s because it was thought, erroneously, that it flowered only once every 100 years.
		The century plant was valued by the Mexican Indians who dwelt in the Sonoran deserts as its leaves gave them a rope-like fiber called sisal and they could be separated into translucent sheets which were used as paper.
	www.smmirror.com /volume1/issue28/new_century.html (624 words)

	agave - Mumpsimus forum
		When I lived in Arizona we had "Century Plants" of all sizes and shapes and I am quite sure that most of them were mis-labeled.
		The name "century plant" is used for serveral species because of its once-in-a-lifetime flower stalk (the quiote).
		These century plants that we have in Hawaii seem to bloom quite often and are seen by many as a most noxious weed to have around.
	www.ianchadwick.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=269 (603 words)

	Century Plant -House plants - Denver Plants.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A compact star shaped plant usually not over 36" in height or width.
		Just place your Agave in direct sunshine, water your plant a couple times a month allowing the soil to dry out between waterings...and it should be happy.
		"Century Plants" are available in 6", 8" and 10" containers.
	www.denverplants.com /foliage/html/BAgave.htm (86 words)

	Century Plant Essence
		The base of the century plant (Agave parryi) is thick with grayish green, spatula-shaped leaves up to twenty inches long growing in a basal rosette.
		She visualized herself as the century plant and journeyed with the plant in her dreams.
		Marie continued flower essence therapy with the Century Plant essence and eventually returned joyfully back to the world with a new job that supported her creative expression.
	www.floweressencemagazine.com /nov05/century.html (941 words)

	Hernando Today - Online Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Using her hand to shade her eyes from the sun, DeForest peers up the plant's long stalk shooting from the center of palm-like plant and looks at the branches that contain the bases of what will shortly bring little white bell-shaped buds.
		Former Clover Leaf resident Edna Nelson planted the Century Plant on the side of her house 20 years ago when the plant was 5 years old after a friend of hers gave it to her.
		Researchers there informed Nelson that the plant is commonly called a Century Plant and is from the Agave Family, which is part of the cactus family.
	www.hernandotoday.com /news/MGBL3TMIH9E.html (362 words)

	Century Plant - Andrew Baron
		For certain, Baron's "Century Plant," a piece in which the songwriter conducts a virtual orchestra while creating live "loops" with his acoustic guitar and a delay pedal, was among the most clever live shows I'd seen.
		With "Century Plant" and another score Baron played for me at his home studio, it was clear that the Austinite hears entire "symphonies" in his head.
		And yet, my attempts to have him explain "Century Plant," or a score he recently wrote for dancer Ellen Bartel, led to fuzzy retreats and diversions.
	a.parsons.edu /~baron/cplant.html (947 words)

	PlantFiles: Detailed information on Agave, Century Plant, American Aloe, Maguey (Agave americana)
		This looks similar to my plant except my plant has the green stripe in the center of the leaf (blade?) and outer edge is yellow.
		These century plants are growing in a "Century Plant Grove" in the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ.
		He was removing a century plant (agave americana) from a customer's landscape and had to cut it.
	davesgarden.com /pf/go/55351 (1607 words)

	Agave II -- Plant Delights Nursery Catalog Page 4
		These spiny, but beautiful, plants are great in a rock garden, or otherwise sited in a hot sunny area.
		The huge plants are composed of long blue-grey leaves, which end in a narrow tip with a long fl spine.
		As the plant matures into a regal clump, you will quickly see how it earned the nickname "Queen Agave." As with all agaves, winter drainage and protection from moisture below 20 degrees F is absolutely critical.
	www.plantdelights.com /Catalog/Current/page4.html (1435 words)

	Big Bend: Lost Mine Trail - Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Apache Indians and early Mexicans used the Century Plant for a variety of uses: the plant's starchy heart was roasted and eaten, its fibrous leaves were used for making rope, its juice was used for wound dressings and cough syrups.
		Humans use the plant's bloom head for food; it's flavor is similar to that of raw cabbage.
		This plant's roots are embedded in the rock cracks of the rhyolite it's living on.
	www.maroon.com /bigbend/hike1/page3.html (380 words)

	Century Plant
		A 30-year-old Century Plant growing in De Anza College’s Environmental Study Area delighted the campus community this summer when it bloomed for the first and only time.
		At its base, the Century Plant is made up of spiky leaves and is usually just three to four feet high.
		The plant grows in the dry regions of the southwest as well as in the deserts of California.
	www.deanza.fhda.edu /marketing/press/2003/09_03centuryplant.html (345 words)

	Agave
		This is a wonderful plant to see when it blooms because a large stalk grows up and out of the middle.
		The next adaptation for the Century Plant is a common one for survival in the Sonoran Desert.
		When the plant blooms, the clusters of flowers form on the upper portion of the stalk, away from non-flying predators.
	www.scire.com /desert/student/webpages/agave.htm (238 words)

	Century plant isn't that old (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Century plants - agaves - are very interesting things.
		This spectacular outburst takes so much out of the plant that it dies after it blooms, leaving behind a dry seed stalk and a network of suckers spreading out from its base that will eventually grow into more agaves.
		The plant lives for years and years and blooms only once and then dies.
	www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/local/articles/1205clay1205.html (374 words)

	Agave deserti Century Plant, Desert Agave.
		A clumping, almost stemless plant that usually grows in colonies, new plants being produced by basal lateral shoots, and the individual plants are several feet wide.
		The leaves, arising from a woody base are 18 inches long, 3 inches wide and spine tipped, It should have good drainage and little water.
		Our mother plants died of drought the year we had 4 inches of rainfall.
	www.laspilitas.com /plants/22.htm (316 words)

	Friends of the Big Bend National Park - The Century Plant
		Although early settlers believed it took a hundred years for the century plant to bloom, we now know its life span is actually 20-50 years.
		The plant also provided soap from the roots, building materials from the stalk, and from the leaves, a source of fiber for thread, snares, bowstrings, cradles, mats, ropes and sandals.
		The century plant's chief pollinator is the Mexican long nosed bat, the only nectar feeding bat in the United States.
	www.bigbendfriends.org /centuryplant.html (497 words)

	Gardening : Cacti / Succulents : An Agave Plant's Rocketing Reach : Home & Garden Television
		Merle Burch places his hand on the plant to show the approximate 5-6 inch-diameter trunk base of the flower stalk on his century plant.
		The Burches are floored by their agave's sudden growth spurt because for as long as they've had it, it lived a pretty much ho-hum existence at 2-1/2 feet.
		So far, the plant has reached a height of about 15 feet and is two or three inches taller than the roof of their home.
	www.hgtv.com /hgtv/gl_cacti_succulents/article/0,1785,HGTV_3557_2932630,00.html (567 words)

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