we had to take the top of the plant, which was an almighty shame. the last time the which was an almighty shame. the last time the agave plant was firing was 1998, tony blair was prime minister, the search engine google had just been lost, and interest rates weren t 5% like they are now, they were 7.5%. we were there as well to capture the moment. they were 7.596. we were there as well to capture the moment. there are some plants well to capture the moment. there are some plants and well to capture the moment. there are some plants and here - well to capture the moment. there are some plants and here gathered around are some plants and here gathered around the are some plants and here gathered around the world, are some plants and here gathered around the world, settled - are some plants and here gathered around the world, settled in - around the world, settled in leicestershire. around the world, settled in leicestershire. none - around the world, settled in leicestershir
time for it to happen. yes, the agave succulent plant last flowered in 1998 25 years ago, as helen astle reports. standing at over 15 feet tall and peeping through the roof. this is no ordinary plant. the agave succulent is also called the century plant because originally early explorers thought it took a hundred years to flower. thankfully, they were wrong and it s just been the 25 year wait. it then has to be grown indoors. there are a few botanic gardens that have got them and they nearly always have to take glass out the roof to get them to flower because the greenhouses is not tall enough. so we ve had to take the top of the plant, which was an almighty shame. now, the last time the agave plant was flowering was back in 1998. tony blair was prime minister. the search engine google had just been launched and interest rates weren t 5% like they are now. they were seven and a half percent.
there are a few botanic gardens that have got them and they nearly always have to take glass out the roof to get them to flower because the greenhouses is not tall enough. so we ve had to take the top of the plant, which was an almighty shame. now, the last time the agave plant was flowering was back in 1998. tony blair was prime minister. the search engine google had just been launched and interest rates weren t 5% like they are now. they were 7.5%. we were there too to capture the moment. now, there are some weird plants in here gathered from around the world, settled in leicestershire, but none is settled better and none is weirder than this. the plant is certainly attracting a lot of attention. the botanic gardens had a big plant sale and family day at the beginning ofjuly, and for the first time ever, people were queuing to get in the greenhouse. i was just looking at the stem and it s like that big. i think it s pretty incredible. it kind of amazes me.