Agaves are 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 great ...

Increasingly frequent and severe heat waves in the Southwest are damaging some desert plants known for thriving in harsh conditions. Saguaro cacti and agave have both suffered in sweltering weather ...

Mexican long-nosed bats have a taste for agave nectar, fueling their migration from Mexico to the U.S. each summer.

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 ...

If you like margaritas, you are beholden to a plant in Mexico known as the blue agave, the source of tequila. Blue agaves are grown as an agricultural crop in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, which means ...

Indoor gardening can sometimes feel like a daunting task, especially if your heart is set on creating a desert oasis right in ...

Scientists in Australia think hardy agave plants could be the next big biofuel source. In addition, the bioethanol produced from the plants could help fill unprecedented global demand for hand ...

Searing summer heat. Minuscule annual rainfall. Nearly nonexistent humidity. Arid soil that’s more like cement than dirt in many places. No wonder that even the most experienced local gardeners ...

Frank Reichenbacher worries it will soon be over for his Tumamoc globeberry — a rare Sonoran desert vine that features a fruit that looks like a tiny watermelon and tastes like dirt. For 41 years, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A 16-year mission undertaken by one Berthoud agave plant will soon come to an end, as the high-desert succulent blooms extravagantly before withering and ...

For many Americans, the word “agave” conjures up thoughts of tequila. And for some, it’s not a pleasant association — even the good stuff can be a little too reminiscent of low-grade party fuel and ...