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I have these strange "sisal"(?) plants outside my house. Every few years they suddenly send up these amazing stalks, which flower, attract hundreds of birds, and then basically dry up & collapse!

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The base & leaf section look like something out of "Day of the Triffids" !

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And those things have sharp points and buzz saw edges. Great burglar deterrents! This is a small one, in training :-

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If anyone knows anything about them, I would love to hear from you (other than the inevitable phallic symbol comments !)[:D]

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Interesting landscaping from this New Jersey resident's point of view! I believe that beanstalk plant is a variety of Yucca ..try a google search..
 

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Thanks, Cyber. Found a Yucca - aloe in Italy which looks very much like it; very thick, broad leaves with really sharp saw-like edges. This is a plant you do NOT want to fall into. You would look like something out of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre"![:eek:] The only problem is that we have a raging South Easter gale, which has been blowing for days now and threatening to snap the poor thing's stem !
 

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its called a century plant here in florida, something to do with the length of time between blooms.
 

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Yup, that would also figure; this thing doesn't exactly bloom regularly. We've lived here 40 years and I think this is only the second one we've had !
 

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