Sorry no photo, but should be easy for experienced plant person to identify hopefully. I have a plant with big flax like but fleshy succulent type leaves, (not a native). A couple of months ago it sent up an enormous (4.5m) "flower" spike up through the centre and I think it's going to die, but heaps of little plantlets have formed off the spike. Just wondering what it is and if it is a pest. Would appreciate any help, thanks!
lillol,
Aug 7, 9:09pm
Is it an Aloe, orange spear like flower?
muffty,
Aug 7, 9:14pm
I'm not sure if it actually had flowers, unfortunately the spike has gone through the top of a tree so couldn't see, but I have seen a very similar one somewhere with yellow flowers at the top of the spike. To me it seems like a type of aloe. Sorry my internet playing up
muffty,
Aug 7, 9:16pm
Sorry I mean flowers with petals, obviously the spear is one big flower I guess. Not orange though.
zak410,
Aug 7, 9:18pm
Agave maybe ? We have one here, the flower spike grew taller than the power line !
Yes! Thanks, that's definitely the right group. Did yours die after it flowered? The thing that puts me off it a bit is the spiky leaves with toddlers. But it looks impressive. :-)
zak410,
Aug 7, 10:25pm
Yes the mother plant died after flowering. and dropping 100s of little pups. Only few pups survived but ours isn't a very spiky sort.
meoldchina,
Oct 11, 3:47am
Dreadful plant! My husband had an allergic reaction to the sap that came out of it and every scratch on his arm became infected and itched like mad. I suggest you pull out every sucker (I said "sucker") as soon as you can, but wear gloves and protect your arms.
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