Beschorneria yuccoides
Family: Asparagaceae Species
Common Name: Mexican Lily
Scientific Synonymy:
Beschorneria hidalgorupicola
Cold Hardiness Zone: 9a View the UK and US zone maps
Beschorneria yuccoides Information
General Information
A very exotic looking plant for a cool climate, with silvery/blue, fleshy leaves and quite extraordinary flower spikes. Beschorneria yuccoides subsp. yuccoides is a member of the Agave family, and originates in pine-oak forests in Mexico (S. Hidalgo) at high altitude - 3500 m (11500 ft.). This plant tolerates a great deal of wet and cold, and can be grown in almost any well drained site in the south or west of the British Isles.
Distribution
Distribution information currently being revised.