From Clovis to Hanford in Central California, the mature succulents known as agave americana are dying. And there is little anyone can do. But this isn’t a case of errant pesticides, disease or insect ...

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. It’s a botanical event more than 17 years in the making at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. That is where a desert-native Agave plant is ...

After nearly 30 years of waiting, two agave plants on the CU Boulder campus are having their moment in the sun. Rare Agave Bloom https://youtu.be/B7lZ9xU_9mo The ...

It’s a botanical event more than 17 years in the making at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. That is where a desert-native Agave plant is blooming for the first—and only—time in its life. “Meet Agave ...

American agave plants are known for their fairly fatalistic life cycles: live, die, repeat. After blooming, the plants are expected to die shortly thereafter, usually leaving behind clones of ...

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DETROIT (AP) — A flowering process 80 years in the making is finally underway. An American agave plant housed at the University of Michigan since 1934 started to bloom Tuesday afternoon. The blooms so ...

Standing an impressive 12 feet tall with vibrant yellow flowers at its tip, the agave plant is in bloom at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. The plant, whose Latin name is Agave parryi, has been at the ...

Tulsa Botanic Garden's Agave parryi has reached max height at 11 feet. And the best news is that all 11 feet survived the devastating storm that tore through the Tulsa area last weekend. Agave parryi ...

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — An 80-year-old American agave plant that will flower once then die is about to do the former. Probably. Housed at the University of the Michigan since 1934, the plant has grown ...

After providing remarkably striking foliage for many years, the biggest and boldest agaves bolt with spectacularly tall floral stalks that support horizontal pads of flowers. These stalks can bloom ...