On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:50:57 -0500, John - Pa. wrote:

I didn't copy down the name of this guy in the Longwood Gardens desert
house, but I really liked the natural monochrome, the play of light
and shadow, and the texture of the leaves. This is not a macro shot.
The plant was a tall as I am.
JD

Agave attenuata

The flower stalk grows up 6 to 8 feet then makes a u-turn and grows back
toward the ground
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