Rare blooming century plant flowers in eastern Japan

Rare blooming century plant flowers in eastern Japan

A rare blooming Agave americana, commonly known as century plant, blooms after 65 years in the yard of a private house in the town of Goka in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on July 25, 2024. The succulent only blooms once in its lifetime for about a month before it dies.

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