An agave plant is blooming for the first time at the Red Hills Desert Garden in St. George, drawing crowds to see a stalk ...
The 17th annual Agave Heritage Festival kicked off Thursday at Mission Garden, a site on Tucson’s west side believed to be one of the oldest places where agriculture took root in the Americas. The ...
There’s a good reason agave plant was given the unique nickname ‘century plant.’ These succulents flower just once in their lifetimes—anywhere from 7 to 50 years, depending on the species. But there’s ...
They came north out of Mexico into the Desert Southwest with the Spanish, though nobody knows their actual point of origin. It’s because so many pre-Columbian cultures, including the Aztecs, utilized ...
If you want a garden that you will never, ever need to water, consider agaves. There are more than a hundred agave species and varieties available to gardeners in Southern California, so you will have ...
David Price waited nearly three decades for an agave plant at Bok Tower Gardens to reach its climax of growth. A hailstorm prematurely felled the plant’s 35-foot bloom stalk, offering a reminder that ...
ST. LOUIS — A critically endangered plant is in bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and it could play an important role in the survival of its species. MoBOT posted photos to Twitter Tuesday of an ...
The South Coast Botanic Garden will host a two-weekend exploration of the importance of agave, its cultural roots and rich history beginning Saturday, March 22. “Spiked: A Celebration of Agave” will ...