see the lush green Agave bracteosa plants that are now around my pool.' If we are looking for a plant to add dramatic presence to our garden, this Octopus Agave will fit the bill. It grows with ...

Plants that have racemos inflorescences include Foxtail Agave (A. attenuata), Octopus Agave (A. vilmoriniana), and Queen of White Thread Century Plant (A. schidigera). These plants typically lack ...

An adhesive inspired by octopus suckers is capable of quickly gripping and releasing challenging underwater objects.

He was not the first to plant agave, but he has planted the most so far — roughly 400,000 plants on 340 acres. “We’re in a highly productive area,” Woolf told me last week. “We have ...

New adhesive system could be powerful tool for underwater salvage, rescue operations.

The best fake plants, though, are the ones that look almost as natural as real ones and suit a variety of tastes and styles. Our top picks include the West Elm Faux Potted Rubber Tree, a lifelike ...

Since the 1980s, more and more plants have evolved to become immune to the biochemical mechanisms that herbicides leverage to ...

Waikulu Distillery owner Paul Turner stands in a Makawao field of blue agave plants Wednesday morning while describing the process of farming and distilling his premium agave spirit on Maui.

Today, beyond the icy grip of winter, Alice the Agave americana plant commands attention as she readies herself for her grand finale. Standing proudly at an impressive height of 25 feet, Alice ...

More adventurous diners might try escamoles or “Mexican caviar,” which is ant larvae taken from the roots of the agave plant ...

Instead, the juice from these Australian plants will ultimately be turned into "Australian agave spirit". These agaves are being grown in Queensland, in a "dry tropical" microclimate, between the ...

By the end of this year, the number of vines on their property will have halved, with agave plants and malting barley filling every alternate row instead. In the long term, the couple is working ...