NEWS EIGHT’S ANNE SHANNON SHOWS US WHAT IT IS OVER ON THIS SIDE. YOU CAN SEE LIKE SMALLER, LIKE MAYBE STAMENS. RENEE SKINNER IS A LONGWOOD GARDENS REGULAR. WELL, I LOVE THE CONSERVATORY AND THE SILVER ...
Jul. 17—Two agave plants are in rare bloom for the next couple of weeks after being planted nearly 30 years ago at the University of Colorado Boulder. The agave is also known as a "century plant" ...
On our annual pilgrimage to Jekyll Island to spend a few days with my family at the beach, I was tasked to be the family chauffeur. Being the driver has its perks because we have a rule that the ...
KENNETT SQUARE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Something very special is blooming at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pa. right now. The rare century plant only flowers once every few decades. "In its ...
LANSDALE, Pa. - Chester County's Longwood Gardens has many types of plants, from suspended plants, exotically rare, to cacti covered in gold. But one plant stands above the rest. "Looks like the pine ...
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Some might call it a once in a lifetime sight: the blooming of a century plant. Lucinda Windham of Bay County said she has never seen it bloom in the 60 years the ...
After their bloom concludes, plants produce seeds to ensure future generations, which completes their mission. Monocarpic plants have just one shot at this, so, as you might imagine, the effort is ...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - If you’ve recently driven along Texas Avenue, you may have spotted two massive century plants in full bloom in front of Harvey Washbangers. Century plants are part of ...
CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Most plants sprout flowers at least once a year, but some, only once a century. One of them, in Carteret County, is getting ready to bloom. It’s an Agave americana, also ...
Recently, local residents have noticed a towering plant on the east side of Rosedale Drive. The plant looks like a two-story-tall asparagus, but what the heck is it? According to homeowner Dale Bounds ...