SINGAPORE – A plant that has been at the Singapore Botanic Gardens for over 30 years is on its “death bloom”, with nature lovers urged to catch the plant’s final chapter.
In a Facebook post on Oct 2, the Gardens said that a Smooth Agave (Agave demeesteriana) “has begun its spectacular final act”. It is one of the few specimens received from The Holden Arboretum in Ohio in November 1989, and subsequently planted at the Sun Garden in 2008.
“Most agaves flower only once in their lifetime, spending their entire lives storing sugars in their base for this final moment,” the Singapore Botanic Gardens said.
But, in an upbeat note, the Gardens said “this farewell also marks a new beginning” as “its legacy will live on through its descendants”.
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