Rare blooming century plant flowers in eastern Japan

Rare blooming century plant flowers in eastern Japan

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

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