MIKE Leupold never expected his agave plant to do much, except perhaps be a small, spiky addition to his garden. Oh, how he was wrong... He never expected the Mexican native – a twin flowered agave ...

Eastwoodhill Arboretum team leader and horticulturist Anthea Dalton next to the agave geminiflora, which has flowered. The plant flowers only once in its lifetime then dies. Picture by Liam Clayton ...

Spaghetti Strap agave (Agave geminiflora) is a delightful plant for a central Ohio home. Its appearance is quite different from the common agave. Spaghetti Strap has long, narrow dark green foliage ...

El agave, también llamado maguey, pita, cabuya, fique o mezcal según la región, destaca por sus hojas gruesas, carnosas, muchas veces armadas con espinas en sus bordes, dispuestas en rosetas ...