Question: Dear Mr. Smarty Plants- We have a ~5-year-old agave americana that began to have leaves turn yellow (to black in some areas) just this past spring (2008). A neighbor's tree had started ...

Oh sure, there is the thorny century plant in so many gardens, Agave americana misnamed because ... Blue with interesting leaf patterns and jet black spines, you’ll want to use oscularia as ...

Secondly, I know Pinellas County has mulch available ... Lutz A: The agave is part of the Agavaceae family. There are two commonly grown in our area, Agave americana (century plant) and Agave ...