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Introduction to the Yuccas
Having clusters of bright cream-colored
flowers and sword-shaped leaves, yuccas are fascinating plants that show
similarities to the agaves (century plants) and the nolinas
(beargrasses). Sargent (1949, p. 110) reported that the generic
name Yucca derives from the Carib name for the root of the
Cassava. The characteristic shape of a yucca plant jutting out
against the skyline is a scene familiar to all who have traveled
the American deserts or the sandy, Southeastern beaches.
Yuccas have proved suitable for lawn planting and even for
flower garden use. Many different varieties have been employed
for such ornamental purposes, being propagated by seeds,
cuttings, and offsets — see Bailey (1939, pp. 3529-31) and Clark
(1979, pp. 502- 5). Sargent (p. 110) has also reported that in
countries where rainfall is scanty, yuccas are cultivated for
hedge to protect gardens from cattle. Two of the horticultural
forms most widely planted in Southern California are Yucca
gloriosa and Y. aloifolia — both species native to the sand
dunes of North Carolina and southward to Florida. .... (remainder
of article omitted)
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