The lovely arching inflorescence of the Agave attenuata can be spotted in many gardens in Kona this month. This attractive plant is native to Mexico and is now the most commonly grown agave in Hawaii.

'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 ...

AGAVES are one of the most dramatic of Southern California’s landscape plants and certainly one of my personal favorites. Their sculptural quality is unequaled by any other plant, and I use them often ...

Oh sure, there is the thorny century plant in so many gardens, Agave americana misnamed because it actually blooms in about 10 years. Softer Agave attenuata is another easy and popular pick. You just ...

After providing remarkably striking foliage for many years, the biggest and boldest agaves bolt with spectacularly tall floral stalks that support horizontal pads of flowers. These stalks can bloom ...

Oh sure, there is the thorny century plant in so many gardens, Agave americana, misnamed because it actually blooms in about 10 years. Softer Agave attenuata is another easy and popular pick. You just ...

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 ...

Are you proud to live in the Americas? Then you might celebrate that sentiment with a plant that is found in the Americas and nowhere else, the agave. OK, maybe you already celebrate frequently with ...

WHEN the record-cold temperatures hit in January, the questions to Barbara Eisenstein, horticulture outreach coordinator for Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont, started rolling in: My agave ...

If you want a garden that you will never, ever need to water, consider agaves. There are more than a hundred agave species and varieties available to gardeners in Southern California, so you will have ...

Agave plants, known for their large leaves and spiky tips, offer a striking presence in any garden or indoor space. With over 250 species, these succulents range from small, dish-sized varieties to ...