Beschorneria yuccoides

Another of my favourite plants and one that adds an exotic effect to the garden. As the name implies this plant has a resemblance to Yuccas and looks ‘spiky’ but it is actually very soft and hence can safely be grown next to a path. It grows a neat rosette of gray / green fleshy leaves up to about 3ft tall.

A sunny position and regular watering in dry summer weather is required. I give it no protection in winter and after this cold winter it looks a bit battered but is coming into new growth. It looks like it will flower this year which will involve a 6ft tall flower spike after which the rosette will die. Thankfully there are numerous new rosettes forming around the main base. I will try and transplant a few of these new rosettes to other areas of the garden but I’m not sure how they will like being moved.

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