Aaron Granillo

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This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. It’s a botanical event more than 17 years in the making at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. That is where a desert-native Agave plant is blooming for the first—and only—time in its life. “Meet Agave parryi var. truncata, a desert-dwelling succulent that has quietly been growing for over 17 years,” the zoo said in a blog post Thursday. “Now, in its grand finale, it’s sending up a colossal flowering stalk.