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

Something to consider as you search for happy hours to celebrate National Margarita Day: The delicious concoction's main ingredient is threatened by changing weather and new strain on the agave ...

From Clovis to Hanford in Central California, the mature succulents known as agave americana are dying. And there is little anyone can do. But this isn’t a case of errant pesticides, disease or insect ...

If you've ever gotten into making cocktails, you've probably heard of agave syrup. It's a sweetener produced exclusively in Mexico from agave plants, and the blue agave plant is famously used to make ...

MURRIETA, Calif.MURRIETA, Calif. — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade ...

It’s a botanical event more than 17 years in the making at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium. That is where a desert-native Agave plant is blooming for the first—and only—time in its life. “Meet Agave ...

California faces one of the driest climates in the United States, making it an ideal location for harvesting a number of crops, including the natural agave nectar. Conventional watering practices ...

MURRIETA, Calif. — It originally started off as a landscape decision for the Ortega family, planting 50 agave plants around their Murrietta home. That has now turned into 2,000 agaves and the family ...

After nearly 30 years of waiting, two agave plants on the CU Boulder campus are having their moment in the sun. 1380 30th St. No public parking on site. The plants, which adorn an outdoor garden near ...

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 ...