Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave nectar, fueling their migration from Mexico to the U.S. each summer.

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 ...

This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. 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 ...

It's the beginning of the end for a well-known succulent at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, but before the plant dies it is going to go out with a bloom instead of a bang. The agave ...

TACOMA, Wash. — After nearly 20 years, a rare agave plant is in full bloom at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The zoo said a mature Agave parryi var. truncata in the Desert Garden is in full ...

The agave has a life span of approximately 10-30 years. Mine is at least 10 plus years old. The blooming stalk pushes up towards the end of its life. Being monocarpic-one bloom in its lifespan – it’s ...

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

WESTMINSTER, Colo — Most of the plants in our gardens bloom year after year, but there are rare blooms that commit to a one-time show that creates a lasting memory in one short moment. Photojournalist ...

HIDDEN away within the Gippsland hills is an agave americana (century or half-century plant) that only blooms every 10 to 25 years. Now, the time has come for this Gippsland succulent to bloom for the ...

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 ...