Beschorneria Yuccoides

Yucca-leaved Beschorneria

Large clump-forming evergreen perennial. Tall, arching red stems carries green pendulous tubular flowers in late spring or early summer. An attractive foliage plant with silver sword-shaped leaves. Only hardy in a sheltered position. Height to 1.5m.

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plant Features

Full sun
Very little water
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
Free draining

plant information

Common name

Yucca-leaved Beschorneria

Latin name

Beschorneria Yuccoides

type

Trees or Shrubs

family

Asparagaceae

ph

5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)

Soil

Free draining
Water

Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Yucca-leaved Beschorneria is 1.50meters x 1.50meters

1.50 M 1.50 M

Beschorneria Yuccoides

Planting young plants

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

So - The key seems to be very sharp drainage (as is often the case with plants from dry parts of the world) and also to avoid planting out when small. The ideal conditions are, very well drained in a sunny position and to plant out as large as possible - depending on your own particular climate. i.e., the colder the climate, the bigger the plant needs to be to survive. Beschorneria behave interestingly in a pot. Leave them in the same sized pot and they will reach a certain size and just stay like that, quite possibly for years. Stick it in a bigger pot and it rapidly grows and then stops again. So - if it's bound for a pot, make sure the pot is REALLY BIG.

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