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Agave plant care and growing tips

Agave's spiky leaves make it a popular drought-tolerant plant. Here's how to care for an agave plant in your container garden.
Q: How do I divide the “pups” from my potted and garden-planted aloe, cactus and agave plants without harming the mother plant? I heard you were just supposed to twist them off with some roots, but it ...
If you would like to add some unique plants to the landscape, porch, or even in the house, consider succulent plants. Succulents have thick, fleshy stems, leaves, or roots designed to hold water. They ...
I have always been more than impressed by those who pour their lives and hearts into something, only to turn around and give the focus of that attention and affection to someone else. Although, as I ...
They came north out of Mexico into the Desert Southwest with the Spanish, though nobody knows their actual point of origin. It’s because so many pre-Columbian cultures, including the Aztecs, utilized ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are thousands of succulent varieties, but a precise number is hard to identify because, Marino explains, “succulent is an ...
Succulents are rather polarizing in the houseplant community; some people love them, and others seem never to be able to keep them alive. This is because succulents have a particular set of conditions ...
Known for being low maintenance and a favorite houseplant among millennials, succulents have been rising in popularity since 2007. By 2017, 15% of garden sales in the Midwest were succulents, a survey ...
ICYMI, succulents are enjoying a major moment right now. If you spend any amount of time on Instagram and Pinterest — and, honestly, who doesn’t? — you’ve likely swooned over all the beautifully ...
As a punishing drought continues to grip California and other areas around the globe, scientists are exploring hardy succulents as a pathway to genetically engineer plants to use less water.Agave and ...