Century Plant Triplets--Stalk Starts

Agave, noted for use in making tequila and agave syrup (aka nectar), can also have a spectacular end-of-life stage—
that of a century plant. This article is the first one in my series of the plants, which look like they started sprouting within the previous week before my pic.
Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2013/07/century-plant-triplets-stalk-starts.html and comment there, please.