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

"While fascinating and beautiful, death for this 10-year-old plant is imminent," according to an email from the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to the Register. "Agave are monocarpic ...

Monocarpic plants have just one shot at this, so, as you might imagine, the effort is often spectacular. Examples of these one-hit wonders Take the century plant (Agave americana), whose name is ...

After the parent plant disperses the fruit, it marks the end of its life. In short, all agaves are monocarpic, meaning they bloom once a lifetime, set seeds and die. Agave tequiliana’s piñas ...