Tourists may snap pictures of palms, but here in Southern California, the backbone of many gardens is none other than the agave. Before this hardy plant flowers and dies, it can deliver years of ...

Agaves constitute one of the best- adapted groups of landscape plants for arid gardens. Their stiff, sword-shaped leaves and bold rosette pattern of growth make them ideal accent plants. Besides being ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from East, Inner Suburbs & Hills. Followed categories will be added to My News. He never expected the Mexican native – a twin flowered agave geminiflora – to do much, ...

Eastwoodhill Arboretum team leader and horticulturist Anthea Dalton next to the agave geminiflora, which has flowered. The plant flowers only once in its lifetime then dies. Picture by Liam Clayton ...

Spaghetti Strap agave (Agave geminiflora) is a delightful plant for a central Ohio home. Its appearance is quite different from the common agave. Spaghetti Strap has long, narrow dark green foliage ...