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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. It’s a botanical event more than 17 years in the making at Point Defiance ...

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 ...

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 ...

Springtime will be off to a sippable, snackable, and sunshiny start at South Coast Botanic Garden, the leafy home to a new celebration. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Make ...

For the last decade and a half, Steve Cook’s agave plants had mostly done nothing more than quietly survive in a climate far colder and rainier than their native desert. That changed in April. That's ...

Residents of Dustin Drive in Waco were surprised to see a tall, asparagus-like stalk sprout from their neighbor’s front-yard bush. The Cox family planted a century plant, better known as an agave ...

'Durango Delight' (Agave schidigera) is a compact agave type with dense leaves accented by curly white hairs. When it flowers, it sends up a red purple bloom on a stalk up to 10 feet tall. It's hardy ...

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 ...