BOULDER, Colorado — Two "century plants" are putting on a show on the CU Boulder campus with once-in-a-lifetime blooms atop towering stalks, the University of Colorado Boulder said on Thursday. The ...

A Palmdale man was shocked and confused when he noticed a large, mysterious stalk suddenly growing from a plant after more than 30 years in his yard. Miguel Cuevas, an avid gardener, rushed online to ...

For a short window of time, visitors to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium will be in the presence of an unusual sight. The zoo’s botanical garden has been the home and caretaker to an Agave parryi var.

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 ...

Two agave plants are in rare bloom for the next couple of weeks after being planted nearly 30 years ago at the University of Colorado Boulder. The agave is also known as a “century plant” because of ...

An amateur gardener has been left delighted after his giant, rare plant finally flowered after 25 years - despite knowing it will soon die. Tony Kennington, 78, said he and his wife Padrica, 76, were ...

An agave plant at the Duke biology greenhouse blooms after 10 quiet years; its next step: death. An agave plant at the Duke Bioscience Research Greenhouse has finally bloomed after 10 years. Last ...

It belongs to the asparagus family, so the stock looks similar to the speared vegetable. This plant has a unique bloom cycle. It takes up to 10 to 30 years to bloom. The bloom is open to the public ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—When Western Michigan University’s Finch Greenhouse specialist Chris Jackson noticed a plant growing a little too close to the greenhouse roof back in February, he had no choice but ...