Furcraea bedinghausii (or parmentieri) - how long until bloom?

[thallo]

I inherited a Furcraea bedinghausii (I think) when we moved into this house. I left it place thinking it would flower in a year or two and then I could pull it out. Wrong. It’s been two years and this thing is drinking all the water I’m using for my Rhopalostylis and growing like crazy! I’ve been reading up again and it seems like these can take up to 15 years (or as few as three) to flower!

Does anyone have experience with these? is it possible to force flowering? Is it possible to transplant these?

I love the look but it’s filling up my small garden - even after trimming the trunk to open space for understory. 

[Gonzer]

Your whole yard is overplanted. About 50% should be relocated. The Furcraea will transplant nicely. You need to look further down the road before installing so many plants.

[thallo]

On 1/31/2021 at 12:49 PM, Gonzer said:

Your whole yard is overplanted. About 50% should be relocated. The Furcraea will transplant nicely. You need to look further down the road before installing so many plants.

It’s all I have to work with! Many of my succulents can be moved at any time and are being grown to a size where they can be moved to my sidewalk garden. It’s a very active urban street and small specimens get stomped. As I mentioned, I inherited the furcreae from prior homeowner knowing it will bloom and die. That’s planning, my friend!
 

good to know the furcreae will transplant - I may try to sell it.