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Agave plant care and growing tips

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

Giant agave plant waits 80 years to bloom

American agave plants are known for their fairly fatalistic life cycles: live, die, repeat. After blooming, the plants are expected to die shortly thereafter, usually leaving behind clones of ...
AZ Central

Cactus, Agave and Yucca are at home in desert heat

Some plants and trees are best left to cooler fall for planting, but cactus, agave and yucca aren’t shocked at all by summer temperatures. “Cacti, agave and yucca are acclimated to our climate; this ...

For California farmers, the agave plant is a source of hope in parched times

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

Giant agave plant, tall as a 2-story house, stands out in backyard

There’s a monster in Nancy and Jack Geerlings’ backyard in Newport Beach — and it’s been growing. “Our neighbors keep coming in and saying, ‘Oh my gosh,’ ” Nancy Geerlings said, shading her eyes to ...
Chicago Tribune

Garfield Park’s agave plant is having a growth spurt in the midst of a frigid winter. Here’s why.

For around 55 years, the Agave americana plant at Garfield Park Conservatory has been growing slowly upward and outward, conserving its energy, waiting to produce its grand finale: a towering stalk ...

Someone is hacking agave plants throughout Torrance. Residents question why

In the case of Crestview, the thefts were believed to be motivated by the harvesting of the piña — the plant’s hearty, ...