{"id":8269,"date":"2019-10-24T09:14:59","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/?p=8269"},"modified":"2019-10-24T09:14:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T13:14:59","slug":"carleton-agave-plant-blooms-in-final-hurrah-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/biology\/2019\/carleton-agave-plant-blooms-in-final-hurrah-before-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton agave plant blooms in &#8216;final hurrah&#8217; before death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University&#8217;s greenhouse makes the news once again this week!<\/p>\n<p>The blooming Queen Victoria Agave was featured on CBC Ottawa News once again. Ed Bruggink, Carleton&#8217;s greenhouse Manager, says the bloom is a sign that the agave plant is near the end of its life.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full news story below or click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/1629451843872\">here<\/a> for the full news segment from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/play\/1629646915985\">CBC Ottawa News October 23rd 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content__video\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v4.0\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CBCOttawa\/videos\/558851688252192\/\" data-width=\"500\">\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CBCOttawa\/videos\/558851688252192\/\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CBCOttawa\/videos\/558851688252192\/\">Carleton agave&#039;s last hurrah<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The dying bloom of the towering plant happens to match the university&#039;s annual butterfly show: http:\/\/cbc.ca\/1.5331954<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CBCOttawa\/\">CBC Ottawa<\/a> on Thursday, October 24, 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carleton University&#8217;s greenhouse makes the news once again this week! 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