And since I posted about the Pennisetum (at right) last month, I decided to focus on the Yucca 'Lonestar' (left and far rear).
I purchased them in 1 gallon containers 2, maybe 3 years ago? They grew MUCH larger than I expected. They were marketed as kind of a "brighter" soft-leaf Yucca, but if you looked at them side-by-side I don't know that you'd put them in the same category: they aren't floppy or soft. (The ones that get more shade have a few leaves at the base that flop down.)
Their upright habit is more like that of a Spanish Dagger, but the leaves are broad like the soft-leaf.
I love how the leaves of this Yucca look painted. I would buy more, but I haven't seen them at a nursery since.
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| Yucca 'Lonestar' |
The second runner-up is my new plant crush, Datura wrightii. I love the gray-blue leaves, and the way it spreads out like an umbrella.
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| Datura wrightii |
The one good thing about the gawd-awful heat of late is the way it affects some of my stabby plants. The Opuntia santa-rita 'Tubac' and Agave striata 'Live Wires' have both taken on reddish-purple hues:
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| Opuntia santa-rita 'Tubac' |
(I tried to get better close-ups, but with my iPhone being my only camera these were the best I could do.)
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| Agave striata 'Live Wires' |
Tons of thanks to Pam Penick of Digging for hosting the monthly Foliage Follow-up!
Wendy, your garden is looking freaking fantastic! I love the burgundy echoes you've got going on in that top photo, with the pot picking up the color, and contrasted with the blue-green leaves of the other plants. I'm glad to know more about the Lone Star yucca, as that's one I haven't run across.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! When we bought the house I hated the brown trim, and now looking at the picture I realize it goes nicely with the Pennisetum and Chocolate Mimosa. It looks like I did it on purpose, HA!
DeleteThese photos all had me swooning. Love them!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much!
DeleteLove that yucca! Maybe it will get wider distribution eventually. All great plants.
ReplyDeleteI have this theory that they (THEY) release plants just to test the market, so you won't find them for a year or so and then they come back? I dunno, that's what I saw with the Fatsia 'Camouflage' and a few others that are now easier to find.
DeleteI'm hoping maybe it will pup, just in case I was the only fan and it never comes back to a nursery! ;-)