Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Acanthus light lavender flowers in midsummer

light lavender flowers in midsummer

a selection of a still unnamed species of Chinese fairy wing that Darrell discovered on a remote cliff in Sichuan

and easy-to-grow gem for the rock garden

the foliage covers the basal clusters of small liver-colored flowers

The extra-wide

Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Acanthus light lavender flowers in midsummerYucca louisianensis 'Desoto Blue' is a 2003 Plant Delights discovery in Desoto Parish, Louisiana (near the Texas border), where it resides in sandy blackland prairies. We had seen several populations of the little known Southeast native Yucca louisianensis as we botanized the gulf coast states, when we discovered a single population with narrow glaucous blue foliage, adorned with curly filifers (threads), compared to the typical green form. Our