Agave virginica
Tony Avent (Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:56:16 PDT)

Dylan:

Sorry to have opened the worm can. I agree that monocarpic isn't a
great term for agaves, despite it's origin as Jim well described. Some
agave species act like bromeliads and the rosettes die after
flowering. Species like A. parviflora, striata and other non-suckering
species flower and then offset on the same stem, then start growing
again. Multiannual doesn't fill the niche, since the nature of the word
seems contradictory....multi - annual.

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