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.

But a few, like this homeowner's plant, have soft leaves without the pointy tips. There are more than 250 species of agave and most are large, often growing up to 10 feet tall and wide.

They’re making good work of it, too. In mid-May, the agave plants began shooting out long, skinny stalks where flowers began to poke out. By mid-July, one stalk was more than 14 feet tall. “When I get ...

The Agave Plant “Mezcal” (also spelled “mescal ... Oaxacensis), which grows to 10 feet tall, can take 20 to 30 years to mature. It’s known for producing mezcals with complex flavors ...

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 ...

Agave is a sweetener derived from the sap of the agave plant - but when most people talk about agave in the food space, they are usually referring to agave syrup - sometimes called agave nectar ...

After nearly two decades, the 36-foot tall Agave americana plant, also known as the century plant is in full bloom at Longwood Gardens. Building collapse delays Wilmington resident's search for ...

J. Philippe Montéran and wife Margaret own the normally 6-foot tall agave plant, which recently sent up a flower-bearing stalk that stands more than 20 feet tall. The agave, which resembles a ...