Agave's final curtain call

[smweaver]

I acquired this plant many years ago and I still have no idea what species (or cross) it is. Even though it's grown very well for me over the years, I thought something was wrong with it this spring when it didn't come out of its winter dormancy. Usually it produces a nice flush of new leaves as soon as the weather warms up, but that didn't happen this year. And now I think I know why--my baby's producing a flower spike for its last act on our little planet. Kind of depressing...

Steve