Cold Hardy Yucca Sampler Yucca are invaluable in Western xeriscapes for their sculptural appearance, evergreen foliage and spectacular spikes of large ivory flowers in late spring and summer. The Sampler includes a total of 4 plants: Yucca nana, a choice miniature from Utah, the blue leaved, Trunk formed Yucca faxoniana, a…
Yucca baccata Mora Co., NM. This is part of my collection that I have chosen for its smaller, compact habit. The stiff dark green leaves are very thick and substantial. The huge, white bloom spikes peak up just above the top of the foliage. Huge fruit resembling bananas ripen in late summer. Very cold hardy.…
Hesperaloe parviflora Hesperaloe, a very showy native succulent from southern TX and northeastern Mexico, is not a new plant to cultivation. What is new about this beautiful plant has been the realization of its tolerance to sub-zero winter temperatures! I’ve had this plant in our display gardens at Santa Fe…
Yucca faxoniana This giant of the genus is native to western Texas and northern Mexico. Its massive stems tower over the desert with 3’ long, stiff, dagger-like leaves and huge spikes of ivory flowers. It takes many years to grow to specimen size. Zones 5-10. 8-18’ tall x 5-8’ wide, (seed propagated).
Yucca Nana An uncommon, very dwarf Yucca from the deserts of Utah, it is closely related to Yucca harrimaniae. A stonloniferous grower, Yucca nana spreads to make colonies of tiny rosettes that bloom sporadically. When it does, its showy 2-3’ spikes have large ivory flowers. Seed is difficult to come by and…
Yucca rostrata 'Sapphire Skies' …are extremely showy as are the huge spikes of ivory flowers borne by the mature plants. A vigorous plant, ‘Sapphire Skies’ is a trunk forming Yucca reaching 3 to 4 ft. in 7 to 8 years, maturing at 10’ or more. Sites with full sun and well drained non-clay soils provide the best growing conditions…
Yucca harrimaniae This species of Yucca is native to southwestern Colorado, westward through UT and northern AZ into eastern Nevada. Variable in size, we grow seed collected from the smallest, most desirable ‘Dollhouse’ plants. The large spikes of showy ivory flowers reach a height of 3 feet and are seemingly out…
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Yucca linearifolia 5-8’x 5-6’ From northeast Mexico near Monterrey with very narrow, succulent, pale green leaves. The leaves eventually form a woody trunk. Plant in full sun in low fertility well-drained soil. Plant with Agave and Salvia greggii Grown in 5” deep Premium pot. Zones 7-10
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Xeric Succulent Sampler These Southwestern native succulents are the backbone of any well designed Xeriscape providing year-round interest with their evergreen foliage, architectural lines and showy flowers. Plant them in well drained sandy or loamy soils in the sunniest, hottest sites. Recommended for the Intermountain…
Hesperaloe parviflora 'Yellow' This is a very rare and desirable variety discovered by southwestern native plant expert Ron Gass of Phoenix, AZ. Hesperaloe parviflora ‘Yellow’ blooms all summer with long wands of soft-yellow flowers. It is identical to the red form in its growth habit and hardiness. Should only be spring or…
Nierembergia gracilis …tolerant, ‘Starry Eyes’ will be a star in your xeric perennial beds or container gardens. A fantastic Argentinian plant introduced to the US by Yucca Do Nursery of TX, this evergreen perennial grows as a low, tight mound of narrow foliage that covers itself with masses of soft lavender with dark lavender…
Yucca baccata glauca San Miguel Co., NM I found this beautiful hybrid specimen growing in northeastern New Mexico’s San Miguel Co. an area of the state that can have extreme winter cold. The plant is exactly intermediate between its two parent species in both foliage and seed pod. Our plants are grown from seed of this single hybrid…
