Agave phillipsiana. Credit: Wendy Hodgson/Annals of Botany A new paper in the Annals of Botany reveals that researchers have found unaltered agave plant species cultivated by several early cultures ...

In the desert, securing water is critical for survival. When natural sources like rivers or springs are unavailable, certain cactus species can offer a potential drinking water solution, despite ...

Thanks to this agave, given the scientific name of “sanpedroensis” because it was found along the San Pedro River, it is known that the Hohokam culture (800-1450 AD) knew how to domesticate plants ...

If you want a garden that you will never, ever need to water, consider agaves. There are more than a hundred agave species and varieties available to gardeners in Southern California, so you will have ...

The genus Agave encompasses more than 200 species adapted to arid and semi-arid environments across the Americas. These long-lived perennial succulents display remarkable genetic variation, shaped by ...