Agave

Agaves are the diamonds in the Mexican landscape, like the cactus I love their architectural structure. They are so elegant and flamboyant, especially the giant Tepextate variety that can take up to 30 years to mature. It’s a plant that is so integral to Oaxacan culture originally used in so many different ways and considered a gift from the gods! Its fibres were used as a building material, to make yarn, their leaves food and when distilled for the famous Tequila and Mezcal spirits.