Agave's spiky leaves make it a popular drought-tolerant plant. Here's how to care for an agave plant in your container garden ...

A succulent related to the plant used to make tequila that has been growing for 57 years is about to flower for the first time. After more than a half-century, an agave plant in the Arid House ...

Our trainees are measuring our #Agave flower spike on a daily basis. Y'day it grew 12.4cm in 24hrs ! Will it be going thru the roof of our Arid House?! # ...

"Gardeners can use AI technology to manage routine tasks, improve the accuracy and timing of decisions, learn faster from the ...

Beautiful and sculptural; these are two terms often used to describe both aloes and agaves. Aloes and agaves are two groups of succulents that do extremely well in our hot climate, with little or no ...

Have you ever noticed how the emerging flower stalk of an agave resembles an asparagus spear? It turns out that both agave and asparagus are in the same botanical family (Asparagaceae). Agave, however ...

Question: Is the life of an agave lengthened if its flower stalk is cut off early? I noticed that the blue tequila agave farmers in Mexico keep them trimmed off. — Tom Gearhart, Valley Village Answer: ...

As typical crop yields shrink in the face of drought, growing and distilling agave may be a sustainable solution ...

The Dallas Arboretum is full of life right now; bright blossoms, busy honeybees and one plant that stands out above the rest. It’s a crazy cycle of life, and death, for the Queen Victoria Agave. Most ...

Scientists in Australia think hardy agave plants could be the next big biofuel source. In addition, the bioethanol produced from the plants could help fill unprecedented global demand for hand ...