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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

OAKLAND (KPIX) — The life cycle of a massive plant in an Oakland neighborhood is coming to an end, and in death, it is putting on quite a show. “This big momma here? Yeah, we’re just calling it the ...

Recently, local residents have noticed a towering plant on the east side of Rosedale Drive. The plant looks like a two-story-tall asparagus, but what the heck is it? According to homeowner Dale Bounds ...

It belongs to the asparagus family, so the stock looks similar to the speared vegetable. This plant has a unique bloom cycle. It takes up to 10 to 30 years to bloom. The bloom is open to the public ...

After their bloom concludes, plants produce seeds to ensure future generations, which completes their mission. Monocarpic plants have just one shot at this, so, as you might imagine, the effort is ...

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 ...

SEQUIM — It took five Master Gardeners two hours and one trailer load to remove the popular agave plant that’s been at the corner of North Fifth Avenue and West Spruce Street for nearly 30 years.

Flowering annuals generally bloom nonstop before dying at the end of the year or season. Perennials return every year, providing either season-long color, a burst of blossoms followed by sporadic ...