Start from seed: Zinnias, sunflowers, cosmos, and marigolds are easy to grow from seed. You can purchase these at local nurseries too, but I recommend only planting sunflowers from seed because they ...

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

While larger succulents are often used singly as accent or container plants, smaller succulents are getting a second look for use as ground covers. “Succulents are some of my favorite ground covers to ...

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spiky plant with a tall shoot that reaches the top of a utility pole has been creating quite a stir in Morehead City. A century plant, technically Agave americana, has been sending up an extremely ...

Lavender plants add fragrance, color, and height to gardens with their upright purple flowers, which attract butterflies. The resilient, drought-tolerant plant can grow well in various areas of the ...

A homeowner in Oakland, California is gaining attention for their enormous, 27-foot tall Agave Americana plant that is now in its once-in-a-lifetime death bloom. CNN values your feedback 1.

Its a once in a generation sight in Morehead City.,A huge agave plant well known to the locals is blooming a rare sight happening just once in 10–25 years.Ne ...

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 roof of the conservatory of school's Matthaei ...

That is where a desert-native Agave plant is blooming for the first—and ... “The stalk could grow up to 20 feet tall before the full display erupts in a blaze of red-orange buds and sunny ...

Six weeks ago, she noticed the stalk beginning to grow, which has since shot up to approximately 13 feet. Growing a tall stalk is part of an agave plant’s life cycle, according to Lucinda McDade, ...

It reflects generations of focus on these unique and impressive plants. As opposed to tequila, only made from Blue Weber agave ... and 1 ½ -2 ½ meters tall when mature,” says Terans.