We love this splendid variegated selection of our Southeast US native, the deer-resistant Yucca aloifolia. This has long been one of our favorite garden plants; however, propagation difficulties had limited our offering of this gem...but not any more. Each 6" thick trunk can reach 7' tall and is adorned with rigid bayonet-like leaves of medium green, surrounded by a bicolor margin of light green and edged in creamy yellow. When plants of Yucca aloifolia 'Variegata' reach 3-4' tall, they are topped with 2' tall flower plumes of white bells in early summer...simply stunning and a hummingbird treat! Although it handled -9 degrees F in 1984/85, it seems to dislike extended periods at or below 0 degrees F. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
We are very pleased to offer a new species of yucca that was recently discovered by plantsman, Eric Keith, and subsequently named in 2003 from a few small populations (less than 2,000 plants) in Newton and Jasper Counties in east Texas. In the wild, Yucca cernua occurs on acidic clay soils in open piney forests. In the garden, our 2009 planted specimens have made lovely, solitary, 2' tall x 4' wide rosettes of glaucous foliage. When mature, the clumps are topped with dramatic 10' tall flower spikes of large white bells. After flowering, the clump often produces additional basal rosettes. Yucca cernua is a US Endangered/Threatened candidate, which, if adopted will limit distribution, propagation, and free market access via the "government knows best" philosophy. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Yucca 'Color Guard' is a fabulous selection of our Southeast US native Yucca filamentosa that was brought into the US from Japan by the late hosta guru, Paul Aden. Yucca 'Color Guard' is without question the most stunning gold-centered variegated Yucca filamentosa selection on the market. The growth habit of Yucca 'Color Guard' is similar to Yucca 'Golden Sword', except that the center coloration brightens to a creamy-gold in midsummer when others begin to fade. The deer-resistant foliage is also covered in hundreds of curly white hairs, which can be shaved off if the lack of grooming bothers you. Dan Hinkley, founder of Heronswood, rates this among his Top 10 most indispensable plants! Each 3' wide clump is topped with 6' stalks of white, hummingbird-attracting flowers in spring...AWESOME! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Yucca filamentosa 'Golden Sword' is an easy-to-grow, deer-resistant southeast US native yucca. The bright yellow foliage with a dark green edge is less rigid than some of the more anti-social types, with the leaf tips on the old foliage becoming pendent. The leaf coloration is at its brightest in spring, fall, and winter...a striking accent plant. In late spring, the 20" tall x 36" wide clump of Yucca 'Golden Sword' is topped with 6' tall stalks of white, bell-shaped flowers. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge' is a striking small selection of the deer-resistant , drought-tolerant American Southeast native soapwort . The narrow, dark green leaves are edged with a wide band of creamy gold, whose color holds well through all seasons. In spring, the 18" tall x 2' wide Yucca 'Bright Edge' is topped with 4' tall stalks of white, bell-shaped flowers...great for rock gardens or the front of your perennial border. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
It's a rare occasion when a variegated plant sports green and actually becomes a better garden plant, but that is exactly what happened with Yucca 'Lone Star'. This green reversion of the deer-resistant Yucca 'Tiny Star' has dazzled both us and visitors with what is unquestionably the best green yucca in our extensive collection. The longer we grow this, the more we think this might actually be a Yucca gloriosa hybrid. Yucca 'Lone Star' makes a 4' tall x 4' wide specimen in 4 years, with 2' long x 3.5" wide leaves that radiate out from a thick central stalk. In late summer the clumps are topped with 3' tall spikes of large, hanging, white, bell-shaped flowers...simply stunning and a hummingbird delight. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
(syn: Yucca sp. 68-2) This cute little yucca is a slow growing selection of the Southeast US native Yucca gloriosa, first brought into the US from Japan by plant explorer, Barry Yinger in the '70s. This tiny yucca has labored in obscurity, due to its very slow growth habit. Our 15-year-old clump of Yucca 'Tiny Star' has finally reached 10" tall x 2' wide and has never formed an offset. Each leaf is mostly creamy gold, edged in a narrow green band. Although it must eventually flower, no one has ever observed the blessed event. If you have been looking for a nice evergreen yucca in proportion to other small rock garden plants, your prayers have been answered! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
We have grown this wonderful deer-resistant yucca...originally from the JC Raulston Arboretum, for years. Each 2-3' wide, trunked clump reaches 48" in height in 10 years. The blue-green, rigid leaves are bordered with a wide margin that emerges gold, then changes to a rich cream. The good color contrast holds all season! In midsummer, this stunning yucca is topped with 3' tall spikes with attractive, large, white, bell-shaped flowers...a hummingbird favorite. Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' is a great addition to the perennial border and deserves a special place in the dry garden! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
(syn: Yucca rostrata var. linearis) Imagine taking the wonderful Yucca rostrata and making the blue leaves narrower but longer (to 32"). If you can envision this atop a short phone pole, then you can image Yucca linearifolia. This deer-resistant native to Texas and adjacent northern Mexico was long considered a form of Yucca rostrata but has been elevated to species status...at least by some taxonomists. This is surprisingly little known in cultivation, but we aim to help change that. Expect a 4' tall specimen in 10 years. The white bell-shaped Yucca blooms are a hummingbird favorite. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
We are very pleased to introduce our exciting 2013 introduction of a Hans Hansen creation...a white-edged Yucca linearifolia named Yucca 'Line Dance'. Although we haven't had Yucca 'Line Dance' in the ground long enough to know the mature dimensions, we expect a 3' wide rosette of pencil lead-thin leaves, each edged with a narrow white border...a stunning plant for the detail-appreciative rock gardener. We also anticipate a 10-year height of 2' tall. Our supplies of Yucca linearifolia 'Line Dance' are limited. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Yucca louisianensis is another of the great southeastern US native plants that few people either know or grow. Yucca louisianensis is essentially a narrow, long-leaf version of the more common Yucca filamentosa. The leaf edge of Yucca louisianensis often upturns slightly, giving the appearance of a white edge. For us, Yucca louisianensis makes a 3' tall x 4' wide rosette of narrow green leaves. When mature, the rosette is topped with an 8' tall flower spike of white bells. Although we are conservative on our zoning, I'd be surprised if Yucca louisianensis doesn't turn out to be as winter hardy as Yucca filamentosa. Yucca louisiana 'Granted Wish' is from our 2003 accession from Grant Parish, Louisiana. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
The splendid deer-resistant Yucca pallida makes a great garden plant, forming short 20" tall x 30" wide single rosettes. The wide and slightly twisted powder-blue leaves are somewhat stiff, but not dangerous as with other species like Yucca torreyi. When mature, Yucca pallida clumps are topped with 3' tall spikes holding white bell-shaped flowers...a hummingbird favorite. This Steve Lowe collection of the Texas endemic is from Lampasas County in central Texas. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Yucca queretaroensis was first discovered in 1989 in the Mexican states of Queretaro and Hidalgo between 3,000' and 4,000' elevation. Yucca queretaroensis is similar in appearance to Yucca linearifolia, but has a thicker trunk (10' tall) and a square green leaf compared to the flat leaf of Yucca linearifolia. A 30" flower spike of white bells will top the clump once it reaches maturity. Yucca queretaroensis makes a stunningly beautiful clump and no doubt will be hugely popular once it becomes more widely available. This is so new to cultivation, we don't know the limits of the cold tolerance yet, but we've seen no damage at 14 degrees F. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This bizarre yucca was shared with us by Florida plantsman, Alani Davis, who named it after finding it growing in Leon County, Florida. We are uncertain if this is a mutant wild form of the trunked Yucca recurvifolia, or an old hybrid with that species. Regardless, it's a cool garden plant that forms a 3' tall trunk in three years, topped with a large 3' tall head of narrow 4' long blue green, deer-resistant leaves that weep more so than typical Yucca recurvifolia. Yucca 'Cousin It' also doesn't get the winter leaf spotting that can bother some forms of Yucca recurvifolia. In fall, the clumps are topped with 4.5' tall spikes of large, white, bell-shaped flowers...a hummingbird treat. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
We are pleased to finally be able to offer the rare San Angelo soapwort thanks to our friends at Yucca Do. Our offering is from Sutton County, Texas, just west of Sonora. Yucca reverchonii is endemic to gravelly limestone soils of the Edwards Plateau in central Texas and is possibly the result of an ancient rendevous between Yucca thompsoniana and Yucca rupicola. For us, it makes a 2' tall x 3' wide short-trunked clump (usually solitary) of narrow blue-green leaves. Mature clumps are topped with 8' tall flower spikes of bright white bells in late May (NC). Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Available 7-18-2013 This selection of Yucca rostrata comes from an early 1990s Sean Hogan collection in northern Mexico. Sean grew out a batch of seed and selected the most powder blue form for tissue culture under the name, Yucca rostrata 'Sapphire Skies'. Yucca rostrata is one of the hardiest species of trunked yucca, forming a 4' tall, deer-resistant, hummingbird-friendly plant in 10 years. The narrow, powder blue leaves are quite flexible and subsequently worthless as a weapon, so just enjoy yours as a garden specimen. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
If you want to bring a piece of the desert into a damper temperate garden, the deer-resistant Yucca schottii is a perfect choice. Yucca schottii is another of the spectacular tree yuccas, usually reaching Sasquatch-like proportions of 10-15' tall. The rigid, steely-blue leaves, to 3' long, form a truly structural, as well as imposing, clump...sure to put fear in the neighborhood kids. Yucca schotti is topped with 2' spikes of white flowers in autumn...a hummingbird favorite. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
(syn: Yucca rostrata var. thompsoniana) This is one of my favorite tree yuccas. As the plant ages, the spectacular single trunk will be attractively adorned with dried foliage flattened to the trunk, and topped with a toupee of narrow, blue-grey foliage...most closely resembling a spray-painted '60s afro hairdo on a tall Al Gore-shaped fence post. In late spring, the deer-resistant Yucca thompsoniana is topped with 4' spikes of white, hummingbird friendly flowers...COOL! Our plants are grown from a Yucca Do seed collection in Terrell County, Texas, just east of the town of Dryden. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This Yucca Do collection of the giant Yucca torreyi hails from just east of Dryden in Terrell County, Texas. Yucca torreyi makes an 8' tall clump in 10 years but can eventually reach 15'. The clumps are topped with dramatic 4' tall spikes of white flowers, often tinged pink. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
Although no longer recognized by herbarium taxonomists, Yucca treculeana var. canaliculata is quite distinct from typical Yucca treculeana in its Sasquatch-like proportions. This giant is made up of stiff, 5' long, glaucous leaves (3.5' is typical) radiating out from the massive 1' thick trunk. This giant form hails from the Rio Grande region of south Texas, where it forms monster-sized clumps along the Texas-Mexico border. In the garden, our 7-year-old, deer-resistant clumps are 10' tall x 11' wide. Mature plants are topped with massive globes of white that open to reveal the white bell-shaped flowers...a hummingbird fiesta. If you need to stop trespassing deer...this is your plant! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
