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| Maguey,Calle Amberes 4 December 2025 |
The botanical name for the common Century Plant is Agave americana, a succulent in the Asparagaceae family, known for its large rosettes, sharp spines, and once-in-a-lifetime bloom that leads to its death, though many other species like Agave tequilana (Blue Agave) and Agave angustifolia exist.
I adore agaves which in Mexico are called magueys (plural). Years ago I took some especially lovely portraits of my two granddaughters in the covered pavilion of the Queen Elizabeth Park. The photographs look like they were taken in Mexico.
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| Rebecca Stewart |
Agave Atenuata and my granddaughters
In October 2023 when I was invited to talk in the Zócalo Book Fair of the Zócalo in Mexico I snapped pictures of the very large magueyes that were on one side of the Metropolitan Cathedral.
On December 5, nor far from my Hotel Geneve on Calle Amberes I spotted a maguey. I knew I had to photograph it. I did.
