According to the zoo, the agave's main rosette will die and leave behind "pups," or clone offshoots at its base, which could ...

Agave rosettes are typical of the genus, and the species vary in overall sizes, leaf shapes and coloration, and marginal and terminal spines. There are even a few spineless agave species.

The rosette of the Arroqueños agave can reach to 6 feet. Avg. adult height: 5’ 5” (165.39 cm) piña or cabeza. stem and leaf base. The piña is the heart of the agave.

Agave multifilifera The look: A medium-size species that grows in a single rosette with 200 or more leaves. It has a noticeable trunk when mature and can spread 5 feet wide.

• Size: Agave rosettes range greatly in size. The smallest is the Smallflower Century Plant, also called the Santa Cruz Striped Agave (A. parviflora), ...

Traditionally, the genus Agave includes about 170 species, ... Its rosette of leaves grows to 3 feet tall by 4 feet wide; its flower stalk can rise to eight feet, ...

"There's also more fructose in agave than in other sugars and syrups," says Jill Weisenberger, MS, RDN, a Virginia-based registered dietician and author of "Prediabetes: A Complete Guide."She says ...

As California’s climate continues to become hotter and drier, agave cultivation in the state should only increase. Agave in the garden in Napa County Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

These rustic distilleries are nestled among fields of corn and neatly planted rows of agave, a rosette plant with spiny, blue-green leaves that can grow up to 2.5-metres high.

Visit Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma to witness the once-in-decades bloom of a Agave parryi var. truncata. It’s the only time the nine-foot tall plant will bloom.

The architectural quality of the flat, semi-evergreen rosette adds interest to the sun garden. Each glossy dark-green leaf is about 16 to 24 inches long, sword-shaped with a sharply toothed edge.