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 ...

The enduring desert agave is a long-living plant with a quick end. It will thrive for 20 to 40 years, and then die after mustering up its one and only bloom of flowers. This Southern California native ...

Agaves are nothing short of a conundrum. Native to North America, this huge genus of the lily family has vexed botanists for a long time. The native species are so highly variable that they are ...

Angus is photogenic, both in close ups and wide shots. He’s sharp and crisp, standing tall despite adversity. In fact, when everyone else fades in the heat or the pressure of neglect, he is always the ...

The more Agaves I discover, the more I feel they represent the theatrical spirit of the desert. With colors ranging from silver and blue to red and green, in stripes and textures, with teeth and hair, ...

Agave plants have been of great economic and social importance in the Americas for at least 9,000 years. Before people cultivated corn, agave plants were one of their main carbohydrate sources.

Agave, made from cooking the sap of a succulent, tastes sweeter than sugar and may be a good sweetener for vegans. Agave is a genus that is part of the Asparagaceae family. The succulent is native to ...