Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Acanthus a selection of a still

a selection of a still unnamed species of Chinese fairy wing that Darrell discovered on a remote cliff in Sichuan

We were able to secure a few divisions from the main clump and finally have enough flowering-sized seedlings to share

the foliage covers the basal clusters of small liver-colored flowers

In a bog setting

light lavender flowers in midsummer

Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Acanthus a selection of a stillYucca louisianensis 'Desoto Blue' is a 2003 Plant Delights discovery in Desoto Parish, Louisiana (near the Texas border), where it resides in sandy blackland prairies. We had seen several populations of the little known Southeast native Yucca louisianensis as we botanized the gulf coast states, when we discovered a single population with narrow glaucous blue foliage, adorned with curly filifers (threads), compared to the typical green form. Our