An exotic plant native to Mexico has been spotted on a roundabout in Ramsgate.
The Agave Americana – dubbed the century plant as it only flowers once in a hundred years – is coming into bloom.
The 20ft tall plant was seen in the Kent town yesterday (1 Jul).
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It is 5,225 miles away from Mexico and would take 11 hours to fly there.
The mild spring and early summer heatwave is thought to have triggered it.
Agaves can grow to over 40ft, but as soon as they fully flower, they die.
It could pose a headache for the county council’s highways department.
But for now, the monster plant is being monitored as people go to see the rare and exotic bloom.
This is an extremely rare event,” one local told What’s The Jam.
“What makes it more remarkable is that it is not being looked after in a greenhouse or garden.
“It is just growing wild on a main road roundabout.
In 2015, one bloomed at a house also in Ramsgate, owned by Phil and Janice Dabbs.
Over 10,000 people went to visit it.
As well as Mexico, Agave Americanas also grow in parts of the US, Chile and the Caribbean.
