An agave plant is blooming for the first time at the Red Hills Desert Garden in St. George, drawing crowds to see a stalk that resembles a giant asparagus.

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TACOMA, Wash. — After nearly 20 years, a rare agave plant is in full bloom at Tacoma's Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The zoo said a mature Agave parryi var. truncata in the Desert Garden is in full ...

From Clovis to Hanford in Central California, the mature succulents known as agave americana are dying. And there is little anyone can do. But this isn't a case of errant pesticides, disease or insect ...

ST. LOUIS — A critically endangered plant is in bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden, and it could play an important role in the survival of its species. MoBOT posted photos to Twitter Tuesday of an ...

SEQUIM — Isobel Johnston’s agave plant is about to go to new heights, blooming into a towering sight to see along Fifth Avenue in Sequim. A new stalk emerged recently from the nearly 30-year-old plant ...

Recently, local residents have noticed a towering plant on the east side of Rosedale Drive. The plant looks like a two-story-tall asparagus, but what the heck is it? According to homeowner Dale Bounds ...

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 ...