RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A unique plant in bloom has become something of an attraction in one Raleigh neighborhood. The agave americana plant is known as a century plant because it typically blooms ...

A Chinese vlogger who went by the name Miss Zhang recently mistook the desert plant agave americana for aloe vera during a live video stream and it had near-fatal repercussions. What was supposed ...

A 19-foot-tall century plant (Agave americana) is in bloom at the home of Alan Tharp in Raleigh where it was planted in 1992. Despite its name, a century plant usually blooms every 10 to 25 years.

A couple views the agave americana plant at the Clovis Botanical Garden Friday, June 20, 2025 in Clovis, CA. The tallest stalk measures around 20 feet in height.

Once the agave flowers, a death bloom is inevitable, and nothing can be done to stop it. Typically, it takes around 10 to 15 years for the agave to bloom.

It's not quite "Little Shop of Horrors," but the monstrous size of an Agave americana plant behind a yellow house at 290 South Hull St. definitely borders on intimidating. Planted in 2004 by Paul ...

The Shire of Capel said the Agave americana, or century plant, a succulent that has become a garden staple, is now an invasive and dangerous plant in the region's bushland, roadsides, and urban areas.

A couple views the agave americana plant at the Clovis Botanical Garden Friday, June 20, 2025 in Clovis, CA. The tallest stalk measures around 20 feet in height.

Agave at Oakland neighborhood stands at 27 feet as it undergoes death bloom The life cycle of a massive agave plant in an Oakland neighborhood is coming to an end, and in death, it is putting on ...