Fox tail agave is known as Agave attenuata. It gets its common name because of the flower stalk that grows in the summer. The stalk arches up before dipping back down, much like a fox tail.

An agave plant at the Duke Bioscience Research Greenhouse has finally bloomed after 10 years. Last month the agave plant stalk first started growing, and it now stands at roughly 20 feet tall, ...