Honestly, this thing is out of control,” said one grower. “You just keep wondering if it is going to get any taller.” ...

For almost 30 years, the Century Plant took root at a Nags Head front yard. In short order, it sprouted a more than 40-foot ...

"(The Agave americana) was about 12 feet high just a month ago, so it's gotten much larger than I expected," said Duncan. "We're lucky that it has survived all the storms we've had lately." ...

The Agave Americana, native to Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas, is one of the most common and recognizable of the agaves. This succulent is also known as the Century ...

Agave at Oakland neighborhood stands at 27 feet as it undergoes death bloom 02:46. The life cycle of a massive agave plant in an Oakland neighborhood is coming to an end, and in death, it is ...

Agave americana is also known as century plant or American aloe, in the arid areas of Central America, Mexico, India, Africa and Southern Europe.

Question: Dear Mr. Smarty Plants- We have a ~5-year-old agave americana that began to have leaves turn yellow (to black in some areas) just this past spring (2008). A neighbor's tree had started ...

Rodriguez's 2 acres of agave are possible in part because of California's climate. The U.S. Department of Agriculture calls California the most agriculturally productive state in the country.

The Agave americana became popular due to its waterwise nature, but Shire of Capel says they're "dangerous". (ABC South West: Sam Bold) "The sap from the leaves is a major irritant and the long ...

The pulse of bass echoed through the agave fields of Oaxaca, Mexico, on a recent March night. ... Mezcal Amarás Americana is crafted from 8-to-10-year-old Americana agave.

Other agave americana owners on social media are proudly posting their towering stalks. Westside farmer Joe Del Bosque snapped a photo of a row of agave plants with stalks reaching at least 25 ...