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century plant

NOUN
  1. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

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  • The landscape is totally different from that of the area surrounding the resorts, with a wide variety of spectacular plant life, including the saguaro cacti and century plants.
  • The century plant blooms only once in its lifetime.
  • Oxfam calls farmworker conditions today the equivalent of a "19th century plantation-style" model relying on field hands, rudimentary equipment, long hours, little pay, no benefits, under a basically "inhumane, anachronistic (system crying) out for reform. Modern Slavery in America
  • The century plant blooms only once in its lifetime.
  • Its larger counterpart, the agave or century plant, like a tank-trap, can still be seen used as a washing line, with the clothes hung on the huge spikes.
  • The century plant blooms only once in its lifetime.
  • The Americanized name for maguey is century plant, and they are pretty common in the Southwest. Alb�ndigas Soup
  • The century plant blooms only once in its lifetime.
  • Abutilons; agapanthus; alstremeria; amaryllis; anemone; aralia; araucaria; auricula; azaleas; begonias; cactus; caladium; calceolaria; calla; camellias; cannas; carnations; century plants; chrysanthemums; cineraria; clematis; coleus; crocus; croton; cyclamen; dahlia; ferns; freesia; fuchsia; geranium; gladiolus; gloxinia; grevillea; hollyhocks; hyacinths; iris; lily; lily-of-the-valley; mignonette; moon-flowers; narcissus; oleander; oxalis; palms; pandanus; pansy; pelargonium; peony; phlox; primulas; rhododendrons; rose; smilax; stocks; sweet pea; swainsona; tuberose; tulips; violet; wax plant. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition)
  • I like to use tropical looking plants in our yard – usually numerous banana trees, one palm, a number of canna, tropical looking hosta, hanging baskets, and in pots an agave tree, a century plant cactus and two sago palm cycads. The Great Tropical Plant Experiment of 2008 « Sugar Creek Gardens’ Blog
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