"Jack & the Beanstalk" ?

[SAbottles]

Well, Joe, I have a very "petite" wife; only weighs about 105lb. In this sort of wind she has to garden in lead boots ! As it is, she normally comes off second best in disputes with rose creepers etc. I would definitely not advise her to try climbing this thing to get the giant's gold or whatever ![]

 

[rockbot]

We have them out on the "leeward" side of the Island. They started popping up about 15 years ago. Don't know how they got here but they spread quickly.

 

[SAbottles]

The more I hear about these - in Italy, Florida, popping up in Hawaii etc - the more I am reminded of Triffids !! [:-] BEWARE, people, they are among us & pretending to be pretty(?) garden plants, and then one day .... !!! [][]

 

[cyberdigger]

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[epackage]

I have them here in NJ and they bloom like this every year.....

 

[coreya]

all you ever wanted to know about the century plant and more!!!

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-century-plant.htm

 

[SAbottles]

Thanks Correya - very informative.
Aha - epackage, so now they're in NJ as well. I knew it !
Cyber, that poster looks just like what's outside my window.
In fact ... there's something tapping at the window now .... it's opening and - OHH NO !!
Someone HELP !!! I'm beinggggg .....

THIS MESSAGE SENT BY TENTACLE ....

 

[SAbottles]

Right; having escaped from threats of terrible internal probing (Oh no, not with those spikes!) I can report on the present state of "that thing" [alias the Yucca]. It is now up to about 40 feet :-

 

[SAbottles]

and the bunches of "sprouts" are well formed :-

 

[SAbottles]

Any day now they should open and then instead of the "Triffids" it'll be "The Birds is Coming!"