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13. HOW DID THE CENTURY PLANT GET ITS NAME?

The technical name for this plant is the agave, and it is called a century plant because of a mistaken notion! It is commonly believed that this plant blooms only when it has reached the age of 100 years. The truth is that when it blooms depends on the individual plant itself and the conditions under which it is growing.