This keeps the plant hydrated despite high temperatures. The illustration shows an Agave striata leaf and the molecular structure of its fructans, with water molecules bound around the fructan chains.

An agave plant at the Duke biology greenhouse blooms after 10 quiet years; its next step: death. An agave plant at the Duke Bioscience Research Greenhouse has finally bloomed after 10 years. Last ...

Agave is a sweetener derived from the sap of the agave plant, but when most people talk about agave in the food world, they're usually referring to agave syrup, sometimes called agave nectar ...

This plant is in the Agave sub-genus agave. (Courtesy Tom Karwin) Agaves are popular gardeners’ plants because of their range ...

he had no choice but to do something unbe-leaf-able: Remove a pane of glass from the ceiling and try to protect it from the cold Michigan weather. Today, beyond the icy grip of winter, Alice the Agave ...