Beschorneria yuccoides – something from Jurassic Park? Starship Trooper? Little Shop of Horrors?

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Something from the movies, sci-fi maybe – these red/green/yellow flower spikes, erupting from these spiky, sharply pointed blue-green strappy leaves – and this isn’t the end to their weird display. I hope I get back to RHS Wisley in time to see them develop… a sneak preview in the link below –

http://www.cooltropicalplants.com/Beschorneria-yuccoides.html

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Published by The Teddington Gardener

Martin Ogden - gardener and photographer, rose-whisperer and garden wanderer. Loving all things horticultural and learning every day. On the cusp of new adventures in Dorset...

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