Beschorneria yuccoides is a species of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
What kind of plant is a Beschorneria?
Beschorneria is a genus of succulent plants belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae, native to semi-arid areas of Mexico and Central America. They are generally large evergreen perennials forming clumps of grey-green leaves, with tall flower-spikes to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft).
What is the scientific name of yuccoides?
Beschorneria yuccoides is a species of succulent plant belonging to the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae . The epithet yuccoides derives from the botanical name of the genus Yucca and the suffix oides meaning “likeness” derived from a Greek word.
What does a yuccoides plant look like?
Beschorneria yuccoides is a stemless plant with 20 to 35 linear, lanceolate, leathery leaves that are widened at their base. They are gray-green to green, about 40–60 cm (16–24 in) long and 3.3–3.5 cm (1.3–1.4 in) wide.
Reminiscent of Yuccas, Beschorneria yuccoides (Mexican Lily) is an evergreen perennial forming a soft stemless rosette of strap-shaped, gray-green leaves, up to 2 ft. long (60 cm). Tough and pliable, the leaves are smooth, without teeth or spines. Eventually the rosette will increase slowly by offsets to form a cluster of rosettes.
How do you take care of a Beschorneria?
Probably does better in a rich soil, so try feeding – we use ‘Blood, Fish and Bone’. Beschorneria and the closely related Furcrea 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.
Where does Beschorneria grow in Mexico?
Hardy to <15 degrees F – this is the hardiest species of Beschorneria. A great garden plant with soft leaves that do not prick or cut the passerby. This species occurs in the Mexican states of Hidalgo, Puebla, and Veracruz where it often is found on rocky slopes.
Beschorneria yuccoides is a perennial succulent with a rosette of slender strap-like leaves that can grow to 1m in length. The flowers are produced in panicles along an arching stem during summer. The whole panicle is a pink-red colour with lanceolate pink bracts and pendulous tubular yellowy green flowers from each node along the stem.
