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Kakogawa City A plant that is attracting attention from all over the country is blooming in Kakogawa City. Agave, a flower that blooms once every few decades, in Hiokayama Park has bloomed after 26 years.

[Kakogawa City] A plant that is attracting attention from all over the country is blooming in Kakogawa City. Agave, a flower that blooms once every few decades, in Hiokayama Park has bloomed after 26 years. *Kakogawa City*
Press release: July 26, 2024
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A plant that is attracting attention all over the country is blooming in Kakogawa City. Agave, a flower that blooms once every few decades, in Hiokayama Park has bloomed after 26 years.
*Viewing period: July 1st (Monday) to August 30th (Friday)*
Agave plants in Hiokayama Park
Hiokayama Park is the largest comprehensive park in Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, with a site area of ​​approximately 35.8ha. The agave, a succulent plant in the nursery that is known as a flower that blooms once every few decades, will soon bloom. Since the seedlings were planted in 1998, the length of the stems has now reached 6.71 m (as of July 23rd), and the flower parts coming out of the flower stems are gradually getting bigger and starting to bloom.

* [About agave appreciation] *
Date and time: July 1, 2020 (Monday) to August 30, 2020 (Friday) *Open on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays during this period
Opening hours: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Hiokayama Park Nursery Garden
Parking: Free *Please use the parking lot inside the park.
Please note that depending on circumstances, the viewing may end within the period.

* [About agave in Hiokayama Park] *
* [About agave in Hiokayama Park] *
Agave is a plant that dies once it blooms, but new plants have formed at the base of the agave in Hiokayama Park, and it is thought that it will bloom again many years from now.
* [About agave] *
Agave is a succulent plant native to Central and South America, which takes its name from its leaves that are thick and have sharp thorns, resembling a dragon’s tongue, and takes 30 to 50 years to bloom in Japan. It is said that. It is also called the “Century Plant” because it takes a long time to bloom.
The stems grow from the middle of the leaves and yellow flowers bloom. The flower itself is relatively plain, but it has a mysterious blooming appearance.
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