In January this year I asked a question about a ponytail in a big pot
in Melbourne that had produced a flower stalk. After a few months the
flowers died/dropped off and eventually the stalk seemed to die. We
didn't know what to do, so we cut the thing off close to the base. The
stump of the flower stalk dried off completely and was easy to remove.
We've been a bit perturbed that no more fronds have developed from the
crown. However ...

A couple of weeks ago I noticed that we now have two flower stalks
developing from the side of the old crown. Each one is surrounded by
new green fronds and seems to be the start of a new crown.

We've had the ponytail since about 1990 or 1991. It was a gift from
friends in Noosa.

Is this normal? What happens next? Maybe we should have tried to
collect seeds from the old, dried flower stalk.

Regards,
Richard.