MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — 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 later, his ...

Agave plants are seen in desert mountains south of Palm Springs, California where agaves were harvested for the annual traditional agave roast on the Morongo Indian Reservation near Banning, ...

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 ...

The Agave Americana, native to Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, is one of the most common and recognizable of the agaves. This succulent is also known as the Century Plant because of the ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A unique plant in bloom has become something of an attraction in one Raleigh neighborhood. The agave americana plant is known as a century plant because it typically blooms ...

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WECT) - A rare, Dr. Seuss looking type of tree called the Agave americana tree, often called the century plant, can be seen blooming at the Blockade Runner in Wrightsville ...

An oversized agave plant under glass at Garfield Park Conservatory is putting on the greatest show of its life. Over the last six months, the plant has experienced an incredible growth spurt. In fact, ...

A Western Australian shire has moved to eradicate a popular, waterwise garden plant from public spaces saying its dangerous, skin-piercing spikes and poisonous sap is a risk to human safety. The Shire ...

They came north out of Mexico into the Desert Southwest with the Spanish, though nobody knows their actual point of origin. It’s because so many pre-Columbian cultures, including the Aztecs, utilized ...

It's not quite "Little Shop of Horrors," but the monstrous size of an Agave americana plant behind a yellow house at 290 South Hull St. definitely borders on intimidating. Planted in 2004 by Paul ...

First, there was tequila, then mezcal, sotol, and banana. The agave spirits guide is always being edited because, frankly, there are so many of them coming in and out of fashion. And it turns out they ...