These plants are incredibly drought-tolerant and can thrive in harsh desert conditions. To grow agave, plant it in well-drained soil and provide full sun. Agave is hardy in USDA zones 8-11 and ...

By KATRINA BRANDON HIDDEN away within the Gippsland hills is an agave americana (century or half-century plant) that only [..

"Our chromosome-level genome assembly of Agave hybrid NO.11648 represents a monumental step in plant science. By decoding the genetic architecture of CAM photosynthesis, we not only enhance our ...

instead of agave, it uses a related plant named dasylirion, which is also called desert spoon in English, or sotol in Spanish. While sotol shares some production similarities with mezcal ...

With 100+ varieties of Agave in Tucson, the festival brings an understanding of the relationship between people and the Agave’s ecology.