Agave attenuata 'Nova'

How often does Agave attenuata flower?
Flowers are greenish yellow on dense arching spikes 3-7m (12-24 feet) long which has a fox tail shape. Blooming appears in spring or summer. It may take up to 10 years for the Agave attenuata to bloom.

How do agave plants reproduce?
After the bloom stalk sheds its flowers, small perfect plants called bulbils form where blooms detach. They are the back-up plan for reproduction because conditions are so dry that it's rare for some agave to grow from seed in the wild. ... When an agave is old enough to bloom it will do so in spring.

Can you cut agave stems?
The soaptree yucca will not die whether you cut off the flowering stalk or not. So go ahead and enjoy its blooms. But your entire agave will die once it has finished flowering whether you cut off the stalk or not. ... Some varieties are called “century plants,” but they rarely, if ever, live that long.

Does agave die after flowering?
When an agave flowers, it is not a happy event, unless you've been waiting forever to collect its offspring. Agaves are monocarpic, meaning they die after flowering. Agave americana, the most common agave in the Southwest, has the common name “century plant” because it supposedly takes a century to bloom.

How long is an agave plant live?
What makes this agave's 80-year life span so unusual is that in nature, American agave plants usually flower after about 10 to 25 years, according to the Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Why the plant flowers when it does is just another of nature's many mysteries.

All photographs of the agave plant were taken by me.
All information on the plant I got from the internet on the web site:-
www.learn2grow.com/plants/agave-attenuata-nova/