Awesome Agave

I can't take credit for planting this beauty, but am I glad the previous homeowners did! This is a yucca filamentosa in full bloom this past July. It's a type of agave that will grow in northwestern climates and blooms every year, unlike other agaves that will bloom once every 100 years (!). It's a wonderful architectural addition to the garden and is very low maintenance. When it blooms it's a show-stopper. The blooming stalk in these pictures is about 4 feet higher than the plant, and since the plant is perched on a 3 foot high wall garden near our driveway, the blooms tower above my head to about 10 feet high. Awesome!