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A dwarf species endemic to the Great Basin Desert in southern Utah. I bought a seedling a couple of years ago
and it has grown quite vigorously (which is a worry) and produced glaucous leaves without filamentous margins
(which is another worry). However I am putting any reservations on hold while it matures. I have it growing in the Agave house. It should be cold hardy but it may be less tolerant of winter moisture. Plants Delights say: "This dwarf form of Yucca harrimaniae was given species status in 1998, although there is an ongoing taxonomic war over this plant. Yucca nana is endemic to a small area, around 6,000' elevation, on the Utah/Colorado border, where it can be found growing on sandy/gravel slopes among tall scrubby pines. The compact deer-resistant plants, 1' tall x 1' wide, are composed of narrow green leaves covered in white filaments. When mature, the clumps are topped with 3' flower spikes of white, bell-shaped flowers. This is a superb rock garden plant that deserves to be more widely grown." |
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| 14th September 2013 | ||
