Hesperoyucca whipplei

Plant Characteristics
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	California

Scientific Names
Agavaceae >	Yucca >	whipplei >

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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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