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

the best way to detach the offsets is to lift the agave out of its pot, so you can pull them off easier from below,' says Jeff Moore. 'You typically will get a rosette, ideally at least a few inches ...

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

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.

When Craig Reynolds of Sacramento planted a small plot of agave in Mexico to raise funds for a nonprofit in 2006, he had no idea it would spark a revolution in the California spirits scene.

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.

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 ...

Most species of Agave are predominantly monocarpic rosettes reaching the blooming state at the age of around seven to ten years, dying little after. The inflorescences of those species are among the ...

This slow growing small agave has an amazing symmetry, most apparent due to its tightly packed upright leaves, growing in a rosette shaped spiral pattern.