Tallest Century Plant?

And not far from the others was this VERY tall Century Plant. Never seen one this tall, either. Have you?

In fact, it was SO tall I couldn't get it all in the picture. Note, normally you see just the bottom part of the century plant, which  looks like a big agave, but sometimes you'll see a tree-like think grow out of it. This one was a monster. Shades of Little Shop of Horrors

Like the cactus flowers below, we're told that century  plants rarely blossom. Looks like this one IS to some extent, anyway...

Purple Trees in Vallejo

On the same bike ride I saw the flowering cacti, I came across this purple tree. Perhaps someone can tell me the name of it but I found it to be just beautiful. Never saw another like it.