1. Dagger's Log is the national flower
of Antigua & Barbuda.
2. The yellow colored flowers rise from
the large rosette of the Agave plant.
3. ”Dagger log,” also “batta log,” is
native to the Windward Islands of the Carribean West Indies, including Antigua
and Barbuda.
4. They are not found in the wild
elsewhere in North America.
5. The common names refer to the use of
the rigid flowering stalks to create fishing rafts.
6. The white interior pulp of the leaves
was also used for bait.
7. Rosettes are 8-10' (2.4-3 m) around.
8. Leaves are dagger-like, medium green,
up to 3' (1 m) long, with sharp tips and small teeth along the edges.
9. The flowering spike is up to 18' (5.5
m) feet high, multiply branched near the top.
10. After flowering, numerous bulbils
appear near the spent flowers, forming new plants which shortly drop to the
ground.
11. Agave karatto at the Huntington
Botanical Gardens.
12. Agave karatto on Desert-tropicals.
13. Agave karatto at LifeDesks.
14. Agave karatto at the University of
Florida IFAS Extension.Agave karatto on Trip Antigua.
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