The Blooming of Biology department’s Queen Victoria Agave plant made the Carleton Newsroom today!Agave - Colossal Carleton Blossom Astounds Biologists

Ed Bruggink, the Department of Biology’s greenhouses manager, was delighted to be a witness to this once-in-a-lifetime event, especially since it coincided with the 20th anniversary of the university’s Butterfly Show which Bruggink launched and runs annually.

To read the original news story on the Queen Victoria Agave click Here

Original story by Lisa Gregoire and Photos by Fangliang Xu