Beschorneria yuccoides

Beschorneria yuccoides
Mexican Lily

This plant from the Agave family is found in high altitude pine-oak forests in central and eastern Mexico to 3500 m (11500 ft.). It grows a large, suckering rosette of soft, arching, keeled, blue-green leaves to 10 cm (4 in.) wide. The reddish inflorescence has a lily-like appearance. B. yuccoides can be grown in a wide variety of climates though it does not like the tropics. It is quite cold hardy and can take severe freezes without damage.

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... are of high ornamental value
In Birmingham U.S.D.A. zone 8 in England they need little care and grow normal.
I bought my B.Yuccoides some 5 yrs. ago, for the simple reason that it was different to anything I'd seen before. The first thing I did, was to repot it into a straight half and half mix of soil based compost and gravel. For three years I grew it in the pot in full sun, giving it an occasional watering and feed with a general purpose fertilizer. The plant itself looked stunning the larger it grew, with a beautiful bloom on the leaves, it looks every inch a plant for the Mediterranean garden. A couple of years ago I planted it out in a west facing position (Full sun from midday on) in very well drained soil. In 2005 it flowered, putting up a huge 7 ft. tall flower spike. Sadly, the flowers failed to open fully and in fact they began to drop off. A great dissapointment. The plant has produced several suckers and I'm hoping to propagate and grow some on. B.Yuccoids is a great plant for the dry (xeric) garden, easy to grow and look after and not troubled by any pests. Pity about the flowering though and it can look a bit tatty after flowering.
Submitted on 27/06/2006 by Mike Westwood bhutia2006@hotmail.co.uk


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Martius, Book of Palms
by H. Walter Lack

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19.8 x 13.5 inches!
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Martius's magnificent work on the varieties of palm tree. This epic folio was based on Martius's expedition to Brazil and Peru with zoologist Johann Baptist von Spix. From 1817 to 1820 the pair travelled over 2,250 km (1,400 miles) throughout the Amazon Basin, the most species-rich palm region in the world, collecting and sketching specimens.
In his epic work, Martius outlined the modern classification of palm, produced the first maps of palm biogeography, described all the palms of Brazil, and collated the sum of all known genera of the palm family. For apart from his own collection of specimens and notes, Martius also wrote about the findings of others.
Martius's folio is unusual in its inclusion of cross-sectioned diagrams, conveying the architecture of these mighty trees. Equally remarkable are the color landscapes showing various palms—often standing alone—which have a simple and elegant beauty. This famous work is an unrivaled landmark in botanic illustration and taxonomy.

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