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Any idea what this plant is...

mariebeans57mariebeans57 Posts: 4
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Hi, this was originally labelled as a 3x3 yukka.......someone plsuing with plants.......we moved when it got 6ft wide and now its flower deals is well over 10ft tall...we and all our neighbours are fascinated, quite a talking point as people walk foehn the lane.  Thank you soooooo much in anticipation of the removal of our ignorance. 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Have you a photo of the rest of it? 
    There are lots of types of yukka. There's one call Y. baccata which has bluey foliage, and bell shaped flowers, so it could be that
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • mariebeans57mariebeans57 Posts: 4
    Sorry. I did try to attach several....
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2021
    Goodness me that's gorgeous  B)  I wonder if @Hostafan1 is around ... he knows a thing or two about exotica like that ... 
    and @Silver surfer is usually able to ID the more unusual stuff ... 

    I've never seen a Yucca baccata that tall ...........  :o

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Fabulous specimen.
    Could it be Furcraea (Beschonaria) parmentieri ?
  • mariebeans57mariebeans57 Posts: 4
    edited July 2021
    Looks similar... this is the flower stalk growing....my son is over 6ft........the bed is south facing, loam/sand and we are only a few miles from the sea....so the conditions would seem right. We are all totally amazed by it.
  • didywdidyw Posts: 3,573
    @mariebeans57 - just wow!
    Gardening in East Suffolk on dry sandy soil.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    It's like a fountain. Spectacular!
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • yarrow2yarrow2 Posts: 782
    Absolutely stunning.   
  • mariebeans57mariebeans57 Posts: 4
    edited July 2021
    Lots of options
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