Thank you, that certainly looks like it 👌 Can anyone tell me how to get it to flower - the picture was of an off-shoot I potted up and gave to a friend but the original plant that is in the ground and formed a nice clump hasn't flowered for about ten years😕 any ideas ??
Beschorneria is a member of the Agave family , and like most of them , originates from Mexico . It is what I refer to as a 'long-day' plant ; that is , it requires consistency in the amount of direct sunlight it receives every day to induce flowering . Living in E.Lincs , and supposedly a drier and warmer area of the UK , mine hasn't flowered for about five-years now . We've had a series of cooler summers with far less hot spells than we used to see ; this is not good news for plants like these .
As we are all aware , a garden can produce quite a complex array of microclimates . If possible , would it be practical to move your plant to a situation where it receives maximum sunshine ? The warmth radiated at night by a south-facing wall can make a remarkable difference to plants of this nature .
Useful information - Thank you. Strangely though, the offshoot in the pot was sat with the parent plant for 2 years before I gave it to my friend and then it promptly started to flower - typical 😂
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Looks like Beschorneria yuccoides
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'
Philip.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=beschorneria+yuccoides+flamingo+glow&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiA_7fuybTbAhXKA8AKHd0FCq8Q_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=949#imgrc=zJEYIUF_ueQtKM:
Philip.
It is what I refer to as a 'long-day' plant ; that is , it requires consistency in the amount of direct sunlight it receives every day to induce flowering .
Living in E.Lincs , and supposedly a drier and warmer area of the UK , mine hasn't flowered for about five-years now .
We've had a series of cooler summers with far less hot spells than we used to see ; this is not good news for plants like these .
As we are all aware , a garden can produce quite a complex array of microclimates .
If possible , would it be practical to move your plant to a situation where it receives maximum sunshine ?
The warmth radiated at night by a south-facing wall can make a remarkable difference to plants of this nature .
https://www.architecturalplants.com/plants/id/beschorneria-yuccoides