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 ...

Lucinda Windham of Bay County said she has never seen it bloom in the 60 years the plant has been growing. The century plant, ...

KENNETT SQUARE, PA – Longwood Gardens is currently celebrating the remarkable bloom of an Agave americana, commonly known as the Century Plant. This event is particularly special since the plant ...

An agave “century plant” said to bloom only once every 100 years has begun to open its bushy yellow blossoms in Hibiya Park in Tokyo. Locals and foreign tourists alike crowded into the park on ...

The lifespan of Agave americana plants is inherently limited ... “This is their life cycle,” says Jackson. “They die as they bloom. It gathers energy to grow the spike, and once it does that, it puts ...