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Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Hesperoyucca whipplei in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Hesperoyucca whipplei, Baker (Yucca whipplei, Torr. Y. gramini- folia, Wood. Y. ortgiesiana, Roezl. Y. californica, Groenl.). Simple or cespitose: lvs. more or less 3-sided, finely striate, rough-edged, ½ in. - 1-3 ft., glaucous: infl. 6-15 ft. high, oblong, long-peduncled, glabrous; fls. nodding, fragrant: caps, broad, 2 in. long. S. Calif. G.C. II. 6:197. Gn. 35, p. 561. R.H. 1886, p. 63. B.M. 7662 Rep. Mo. Bot. Card. 3:11, 12, 54; 4:17, 23; 13:4, 5, 85.—With extremely glaucous lvs. it is Var. glauca, Hort. With decidedly violet-shaded fls. it is var. violacea (Y. whipplei violacea, Andr6). R.H. 1884:324. G.C. III. 39:154; 51:106 and suppl. With flatter, broader and smoother-edged lvs. it is var. nitida (Y. nitida, Wright). G.C. III. 39:153. G. 30:33. Gn. 69, p. 161. William Trelease. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	California

Cultivation

Exposure:	☼	full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water:	◍	little"little" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features:	✓	flowers, foliage
Sunset Zones:		2-24, 29

Scientific Names
Agavaceae >	Yucca >	whipplei >

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+Hesperoyucca whipplei, Baker (Yucca whipplei, Torr. Y. gramini- folia, Wood. Y. ortgiesiana, Roezl. Y. californica, Groenl.). Simple or cespitose: lvs. more or less 3-sided, finely striate, rough-edged, ½ in. - 1-3 ft., glaucous: infl. 6-15 ft. high, oblong, long-peduncled, glabrous; fls. nodding, fragrant: caps, broad, 2 in. long. S. Calif. G.C. II. 6:197. Gn. 35, p. 561. R.H. 1886, p. 63. B.M. 7662 Rep. Mo. Bot. Card. 3:11, 12, 54; 4:17, 23; 13:4, 5, 85.—With extremely glaucous lvs. it is Var. glauca, Hort. With decidedly violet-shaded fls. it is var. violacea (Y. whipplei violacea, Andr6). R.H. 1884:324. G.C. III. 39:154; 51:106 and suppl. With flatter, broader and smoother-edged lvs. it is var. nitida (Y. nitida, Wright). G.C. III. 39:153. G. 30:33. Gn. 69, p. 161. William Trelease.
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