An agave plant at the Duke biology greenhouse blooms after 10 quiet years; its next step: death. An agave plant at the Duke Bioscience Research Greenhouse has finally bloomed after 10 years. Last ...

There are over 200 agave plant varieties out there. Most grow wild, but there are about 30 species that are adapted to grow in people’s yards and pots indoors. While some of these species overlap ...

What no one is laughing about here in California, though, is the potential that agave presents for the Golden State’s drought-parched, fire-prone landscape. The plants use far less water than avocados ...

The agave plant is a succulent well known for having thick, spiky and structural leaves. Visually striking, this plant can ...

Waikulu Distillery owner Paul Turner stands in a Makawao field of blue agave plants Wednesday morning while describing the process of farming and distilling his premium agave spirit on Maui.

But as Top Shelf Group’s chief executive, Trent, pioneered the act of growing agave plants – specifically Blue Weber Agave – outside of North and South America, with the aim to produce a ...

Today, beyond the icy grip of winter, Alice the Agave americana plant commands attention as she readies herself for her grand finale. Standing proudly at an impressive height of 25 feet, Alice ...

They decided to study Agave, a genus of succulent plants that includes more than 200 species and is widely used in Mexico to make tequila. The results were presented on October 14 during FAPESP ...

Instead, the juice from these Australian plants will ultimately be turned into "Australian agave spirit". These agaves are being grown in Queensland, in a "dry tropical" microclimate, between the ...

Men who love experimenting with new ingredients can take their pick from a variety of cold-pressed olive oils: Ardor, Rosette ...

Dermatitis. 2009;20(2):63-78. Other plants known for their spines include Serenoa repens (family Arecaceae), a North American plant commonly known as saw palmetto (Figure 6). This palm gets its ...

Agave plants tend to be grown for five to seven years in Mexico, although Braverman and his investors are hoping to speed the process up a bit, given that their four-year-old plants look similar ...