But one plant stands above the rest. "Looks like the pine tree along the west. Pacific Coast," said Jan Raubestine of Lansdale. The Agava Americana, known as the century plant, takes a lifetime ...

But it wasn't until the turn of the century that plant hunters, including Ernest Wilson, tracked down these trees and shipped seed back from China. This tall primrose with whorls of bell-shaped ...

An agave “century plant” said to bloom only once every 100 years has begun to open its bushy yellow blossoms in Hibiya Park in Tokyo. Locals and foreign tourists alike crowded into the park on ...