Beaked Yucca – A tall blooming yucca originally collected by John Fairey and Carl Schoenfeld in Nuevo Leon in 1991. At maturity, these stoic woody lilies can grow upwards of 15 feet tall. In fact, there are many mature plants from some of the original Mexico collections that are still standing proudly in the Garden, most notably around John's former house. The foliage is thin and flexible with a notable blue tone. As the new foliage emerges each spring, the older growth shrivels and turns brown. Some people choose to trim these dead leaves off and expose the trunk of the plant, but you'll notice in the Garden that we leave them, as it can help provide winter insulation to the trunk (and because John felt like it made the yuccas look like hula dancers!). In early summer, creamy white blooms emerge from the top of the plant, and can be used in edible dishes. Unfortunately for us Texans, Yucca rostrata does not produce seed because we lack the moth responsible for pollinating its flowers. Plant in full sun and in rocky, well-draining soil.
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