Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Agave Azul

Native of Jalisco, Mexico, tequila agave is produced by removing the heart (piña) of the plant in its twelfth year. Harvested piñas normally weigh 36 to 91 kg (80–200 lb). It is rare for one kept as a houseplant to flower.

Photograph copyright (c) Trevi Bennett 2012

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