{"id":1965,"date":"2026-06-24T22:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2026-06-24T22:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T22:33:28","slug":"agave-plant-enters-dramatic-death-bloom-at-denver-botanic-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1965","title":{"rendered":"Agave plant enters dramatic \u2018death bloom\u2019 at Denver Botanic Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Towering over visitors where it grows inside the Denver Botanic Gardens, a 25-year-old agave plant has officially entered its \u201cdeath bloom,\u201d garden officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1963\">Family of man shot 3 times in back by Colorado Springs police officer sues<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The agave utahensis, also known as the Utah agave, is halfway through its first \u2014 and last \u2014 bloom in the Roads Water-Smart Garden, according to a video posted by Denver Botanic Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>The plant is on its last tour, \u201cbut don\u2019t worry, it\u2019s going out in style!\u201d garden officials wrote on social media. A video posted by the garden to announce the plant\u2019s first (and only) bloom featured two men headbanging and singing \u201cdeath bloom\u201d on repeat.<\/p>\n<p>Agave lifespans vary from one to 100 years, Assistant Manager of Learning Engagement Vanessa Callahan said in the video posted by Denver Botanic Gardens. This one spent a quarter-century growing in Colorado as it amassed the energy to flower and spread seeds, she said.<\/p>\n<p>The entire stalk, which appears to be the height of several grown men, is covered in growths that will eventually bloom, Callahan said. Roughly half the flowers have opened up so far, and the stalk will continue blooming and releasing seeds into the summer, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1961\">Man killed overnight in northeast Denver shooting, police say<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s where it gets dramatic,\u201d she said in the video. \u201cOnce we\u2019ve got all of those seeds fully mature, ready to live a life on their own, this plant here is going to die, hence the existential name \u2018death bloom\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be sad,\u201d continued Callahan, who also goes by \u201cthe nerdy naturalist\u201d on social media. \u201cThis is the life cycle of an agave plant; it\u2019s how they live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=1960\">Celtics guard, former Buff Derrick White joins alma mater for CU leadership role<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The agave utahensis, also known as the Utah agave, is halfway through its first &#8212; and last &#8212; bloom in the Roads Water-Smart Garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1964,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-colorado-news","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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