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 ...

American agave plants are known for their fairly fatalistic life cycles: live, die, repeat. After blooming, the plants are expected to die shortly thereafter, usually leaving behind clones of ...

MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern California home because his wife liked the way they looked. A decade later, his ...

For the second time in three years, someone has been hacking off and stealing waxy, 2-to-4-foot-long serrated leaves from agave plants at east Torrance homes.

An oversized agave plant under glass at Garfield Park Conservatory is putting on the greatest show of its life. Over the last six months, the plant has experienced an incredible growth spurt. In fact, ...

In Torrance, thieves are stealing agave leaves, likely for culinary use, amid a growing interest in agave farming. UC Davis expert Samuel Sandoval Solis links the thefts to the "agave rush," driven by ...

For around 55 years, the Agave americana plant at Garfield Park Conservatory has been growing slowly upward and outward, conserving its energy, waiting to produce its grand finale: a towering stalk ...

ANN ARBOR, MIch. -- It's still growing, and growing, and growing. Like the beanstalk from the famous fable, the stalk of an 80-year-old American agave plant at the University of Michigan is so tall, ...

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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 ...