On the lawn between "SeaStar" and the ocean there's a large agave or "century plant", whose flower stalk has been growing prodigiously over the last few months, and is now starting to bloom. They are reputed to take a 100 years to flower, though I think 30 is more typical. The flower is about 25 feet high and attracts swarms of insects, bats and birds, including hummingbirds. After blooming the whole plants dies - indeed, it's already dying, as it pours all its stored energy into the immense flower.
A blog that provides up-to-date information about the world's leading (according to Google) hummingbird sanctuary, on high bluffs overlooking Long Island Sound, Riverhead, New York. The sanctuary is private and not open to the general public. Paul's Email: paul.adams%stonybrook.edu. We sometimes livestream from the sanctuary, at youtube.com/channel/UCvTj9WdD0zItyBLI6m-U9Og/live
Thursday, May 1, 2014
Century Plant in Flower
On the lawn between "SeaStar" and the ocean there's a large agave or "century plant", whose flower stalk has been growing prodigiously over the last few months, and is now starting to bloom. They are reputed to take a 100 years to flower, though I think 30 is more typical. The flower is about 25 feet high and attracts swarms of insects, bats and birds, including hummingbirds. After blooming the whole plants dies - indeed, it's already dying, as it pours all its stored energy into the immense flower.
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