Question: Why is the green and yellow variety of agave more susceptible to attack from weevils than the blue? The octopus agave's never get attacked. It doesn't matter what time of year either, those ...

Agave, made from cooking the sap of a succulent, tastes sweeter than sugar and may be a good sweetener for vegans. Agave is a genus that is part of the Asparagaceae family. The succulent is native to ...

Agave is a sweetener derived from the sap of the agave plant - but when most people talk about agave in the food space, they are usually referring to agave syrup - sometimes called agave nectar - ...

It has been over a year since reviewing my agave collection, so today’s column checks out the development of selected specimens and compares the form variations of these popular plants. Agaves are ...

In sheltered gardens, light is where you'll find it. When it's too shady to grow golden barrel cactus, getting that bright gold color is difficult. Without it the composition becomes too monochromatic ...

While California’s persistent drought does not have a gardener’s attention these days, we should assume that it will return. Both drought and unusual rains could be indicators of climate change. The ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With a pop of yellow, the grand finale has begun here, where a rare American agave plant has begun to bloom for the first and only time in 80 years. "We just noticed some buds ...

Rare bloom cycle: Agaves flower just once in their lifetime, often after decades, producing towering stalks before the parent rosette dies. Cultural importance: Blue agave is essential for tequila, ...

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 ...

The variegated false agave forms a big rosette on the landscape and is striking, reaching 8 feet across by 6 to 7 feet in height. It performs much like the century plant, requiring dry conditions and ...