Agave Dreaming

The Agave Has Held A Special Place In My Heart For Years

“Blue Agave Detail” — Image by Author

The first time I experienced the Agave consciously was as a teenager growing up in the Arizona desert.

I was immediately drawn to the dusty gray-green colors. To the long tapered arms. To the energy I felt in its presence. Somehow knowing this was a sacred plant.

Today, more than fifty years later, my attraction to the Agave has only grown deeper. I am grateful to see them everywhere in Oaxaca. I always give them a knowing nod when I walk by.

I am also aware how they always nod back. I can feel it in my heart.

“Blue Agave Tendrils” — Image by Author

A quick Google search yielded the following information . . . Source.

Agave is Native to the Americas. It originally came from just south of the United States, in Mexico. It is also found in Central America, and in many countries in South America and the Caribbean Islands.

There are more than 200 species of agave all around the world, and 70 percent of endemic species are in Mexico.

When the Agave flowers, they send a long stalk straight up, with yellow flowers that bloom on…