MoBOT posted photos to Twitter Tuesday of an Agave pelona currently in bloom at the botanical garden's greenhouses. The plant has been alive since the 80s and staff noticed in late January that it ...

The Agave pelona is indigenous only to one mountain range in Mexico. There are very few of this endangered agave left in the world — but two of them are housed at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Senior ...

“This big momma here? Yeah, we’re just calling it the agave right now or the giant asparagus,” Brion Spensieri said. At nearly 27 feet, the name is appropriate for the plant, especially ...

A 75-year-old agave plant is blossoming and is now about 4.5 metres tall. About half of that growth stands above the greenhouse glass. A tall agave plant is blooming at Toronto's Allan Gardens ...