Longwood Gardens has waited nearly two decades for a roof-popping bloom of Agave americana, known as the Century Plant. This perennial succulent is monocarpic, meaning it only blooms once before ...

The Agave dies soon after its long-awaited flowers appear A rare plant that flowers once ... of Leicester's botanic garden. The Agave succulent can grow to more than 15ft (4.6m) but had to be ...

The agave flower spike appeared in June at Cambridge ... The central flower spike appeared in June and grew rapidly When the succulent, which resembles a giant asparagus spear, began to grow ...