Century plants take many years to flower, although not a century. The Century Plant provided Native Americans with a source of soap, food, fiber, medicine and weapons.
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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/32541690@N02/3813194133/">Parry's Century Plant in flower at Anza-Borrego</a>