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 ...

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 ...

Giant agave that gave pleasure finally dies Stalk chopped town today Leaves behind many baby plants to follow in footsteps Beloved plant now just a base of sad looking leaves Our friend the giant ...

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 ...

Such are these strange, Covid times, that a large plant in a Southeast Portland neighborhood has become the hottest event of the spring. The giant Agave montana, which is preparing to bloom for the ...

I can't really say an 8-foot-or-so agave is "tucked away" in a Northeast Portland neighborhood, but it's not on a busy street by any measure. I'd never have found this particular plant without the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Our friend the giant agave is ready to head off into that great garden in the sky. University of Michigan horticulturists chopped down a 20-foot flower stalk this morning off the ...

Mink and Tim Sumner-Wilson bought the Agave cactus plant in 1968 It shot up to 16ft in three weeks after suddenly growing two inches per day Dubbed the 'Green Giant', it even smashed the greenhouse ...

American agave plants are known for their fairly fatalistic life cycles: After blooming, the plants are expected to die shortly thereafter, usually leaving clones of themselves in the form of seeds.