Well, it might help to note that some agave stalks look a bit like asparagus spears. Century plants may not strike many of us as dinner fare, but they have been exactly that. “Several species of ...

The country’s rich biological heritage gave rise to spirits based on the agave plant. But now, local communities are facing a ...

Point Defiance Zoo's agave blooms once after nearly 20 years of growth Plant's nine-foot stalk will flower briefly, then die, completing its cycle Botanical staff anticipate future blooms from ...

It's still growing, and growing, and growing. Like the beanstalk from the famous fable, the stalk of an 80-year-old American agave plant at the University of Michigan is so tall, it's through the ...

That is where a desert-native Agave plant is blooming for the first ... “Now, in its grand finale, it’s sending up a colossal flowering stalk. This spectacular bloom is the plant’s one ...

The agave has a life span of approximately 10-30 years. Mine is at least 10 plus years old. The blooming stalk pushes up towards ... and after posting pictures, my family have become fans also.

“Cuishe agave in most regions is a karwinskii varietal, and [it] has a stalk like a small palm tree, with the pencas or spines clustered at the top and a trunk of exposed piña and wood,” says ...

In recent years she had said it was a bucket list item to see it grow a stalk and bloom before she passed away. On Friday, Nov. 15, she and family members watched from the window as Clallam County ...

Agave, made from cooking the sap of a succulent, tastes sweeter than sugar and may be a good sweetener for vegans. Agave is a genus that is part of the Asparagaceae family. The succulent is native ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Agaves are popular gardeners’ plants because of their range ...

Recently, local residents have noticed a towering plant on the east side of Rosedale Drive. The plant looks like a two-story-tall asparagus, but what the heck is it? According to homeowner Dale Bounds ...