Century Plant Triplets--12th Week, Lefty's Bloom Clusters Declining

Lefty's bloom clusters display a dramatic dulling of color intensity from the previous week—brightness on May 13, drabness on May 20, as the pixstrip shows. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2013/09/century-plant-triplets-12th-week-leftys.html and comment there, please.

Century Plant Triplets--11th Week, Oh Solo Me Oh!

Righty has left the scene, following Peewee's departure the previous week. The pixstrip shows the century plants for May 6 and May 13. In this article, I include a short, chorus-part parody for Lefty—Oh Solo Me Oh! Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2013/09/century-plant-triplets-11th-week-oh.html and comment there, please.

Century Plant Triplets--10th Week, Minus Peewee

Peewee's gone! The pixstrip shows the century plants for April 29 and May 6. Peewee, like several other century plants I've noticed, looks to have been removed or cut down rather than allowed to naturally fall over. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2013/09/century-plant-triplets-10th-week-minus.html and comment there, please.

Century Plant Triplets--Century Plant Triplets--9th Week Peewee's 2x Leaning Angle

Uh oh. Peewee's leaning angle looks like it's doubled from one week to the next. I also talk about single plants and multiple stalks, compared to the triplet set I've been writing about. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2013/09/century-plant-triplets-9th-week-peewees.html and comment there, please.

Century Plant Triplets--8th Week Lopsided Peewee

Happy Labor Day weekend, statesiders! In the April 22 image, the triplets are very robust. They all grew a little taller, and gained a smidge more bulk at the branches and bloom clusters. However, Peewee is looking unbalanced, maybe a bad sort of top-heavy. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2013/09/century-plant-triplets-8th-week.html and comment there, please.