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My grammie had a whole row of yucca plants that sh...

2008-04-29T09:10:00.000-07:00

My grammie had a whole row of yucca plants that she brought back to Maine from Colorado (Park County, to be precise). Musta been too cold for them to spread; they just stood in place like good little soldiers. Well drained sandy soil and full morning sun have kept them going strong since 1930.

Sorry - forgot to add that while most of the sites...

2008-04-28T14:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry - forgot to add that while most of the sites say the flaccid-leafed yucca is small, I found varieties up to 15 feet tall!

Now, about that chocolate...

Otay, miz dee, here's what I found out. The first...

2008-04-28T14:40:00.000-07:00

Otay, miz dee, here's what I found out. The first is a link to a picture and short description, the next two are descriptions I ::ahem:: 'lifted' off a page called "The Yucca Page". I think your monster could easily be a variety of either of these.

http://wisplants.uwsp.edu/scripts/detail.asp?Spcode=YUCFLA

Yucca flaccida: a small stemless clumping Yucca that spreads by underground stolons. It is distributed through the Appalachian Mountains of North America from North Carolina to Alabama. Being tolerant of cold, damp climates it is hardy in the UK. The margins of the lanceolate leaves produce long straight filaments. The lax outer leaves recurve and rest on the ground justifying the "flaccida" epiphet. The 6ft inflorescence carries clusters of creamy-white fragrant flowers.

Yucca filamentosa: a stemless clumping Yucca that spreads by underground stolons. The thin leaves are generally straight although some of the older leaves around the edge of the clump may recurve. The leaf margins carry numerous white curled filaments which catch the light, giving the species its epiphet. The inflorescence up to 15 ft high carries large white flowers well above the leaves. This cold-tolerant Yucca is naturally distributed on the SE coastal plains from New Jersey to Florida and widely cultivated in the USA as far north as Vermont and in Great Britain and Europe.

From the picture you posted, it doesn't look like there are filaments on the leaf margins, but I did find several examples of threadless varieties of the flaccid yucca. (what a name, eh? I wonder if viagra would help the poor thing?) ;)

Bet it is too cold and wet there for a yucca. The ...

2008-04-28T13:13:00.000-07:00

Bet it is too cold and wet there for a yucca. The old guy may have found it.

Gonna share the tequila?

ryc: I don't have a picture of the wood rose yet. Too busy with outside shots.

Or maybe a blue one.

2008-04-28T13:07:00.000-07:00

Or maybe a blue one.

I'd probably say, oh, it's a yucca. Like sexing p...

2008-04-28T13:03:00.000-07:00

I'd probably say, oh, it's a yucca. Like sexing penguins, only a yucca should know the difference. Either way, it's a stupendous bit of garden... :-)

Looks like a giant agave to me. If so, you're in l...

2008-04-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

Looks like a giant agave to me. If so, you're in luck. You can prepare tequila from it.

Tequila!!!!