Seemingly overnight, a Redding gardener said, a rather ordinary-looking plant growing in her yard suddenly developed a bright yellow-tipped, 17-foot-tall flower stalk. The plant sure had never bloomed ...

The stormy weather that heralded the beginning of the current colder temperatures in Bloomington also toppled the flowering stalk of the century plant in the Jordan Hall Greenhouse on the Indiana ...

HOUSTON — It's almost like something out of a fairy tale: A giant stalk growing from the center of an agave plant is stopping residents of a small Houston neighborhood in their tracks. You may have ...

Q: Could you please tell me if the plant in the photo is a weed? It showed up in our flower garden. – Carol and Jim P. A: The plant appears to be a delphinium, which is a beautiful perennial flower.

Question: My roebelinii palm is developing yellow growths from the sides of the trunks. Can I cut these off? Answer: Feel free to remove the flower stalks, also know as inflorescences, from your ...

A century plant almost two stories high in a Texas neighborhood is about to flower for the only time in its life. The bizarre plant, which is in the backyard of a Houston home, is causing a spectacle ...

Question: Is the life of an agave lengthened if its flower stalk is cut off early? I noticed that the blue tequila agave farmers in Mexico keep them trimmed off. — Tom Gearhart, Valley Village Answer: ...