Tropical Zone Gardening: Trying to ID a Hawaiian Agave, 1 by keonikale

keonikale wrote:
This has me stumped big time. I've been trying to ID this giant for a number of years, and I've about given up. I've perused PlantFiles and still can't quite put my finger on the ID of this beautiful plant.

I've got several photos, so I hope this helps with the ID. This is the huge Agave that grows along the Kalalau trial on Kaua`i. I'm sure it's common elsewhere in Hawai`i too, though I can't remember if I've seen it on the other islands.

Anyone have an idea of what this is? The seeds must number by the hundreds from the flower staff that rises out of the plant - I collected a few over the years and now have some of these guys getting quite big at home. I've been curious if they are hardy or not. Thanks for any help you can provide.

-John