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

Agave americana is often called the century plant. It looks like quite a classic agave plant, with rosettes and spiky leaves.

An agave “century plant” said to bloom only once every 100 years has begun to open its bushy yellow blossoms in Hibiya Park in Tokyo. Locals and foreign tourists alike crowded into the park on ...

Agave guiengola in Flower Dome, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore Curiously, some agaves have been coined the common name of ‘Century Plant’, Agave guiengola in the Flower Dome being one of them.