Pigeon Holes: The Yucca Bank

Y our own little bit of Tresco. All you need is a well drained south facing bank - any size. Together, these plants create an extraordinarily exotic sight, summer or winter. A large concentration of strong shapes with contrasting textures looks particularly good at night, floodlit. Don't be put off by the fact that many of these plants have RED labels - use the hardy ones in colder areas - it still works.

Recommended Essentials:

Aeonium arboreum 'Magnificum'
Aeonium arboreum 'Schwarzkopff'
Agave americana
Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'
Agave americana variegata
Agave salmiana ver. ferox
Aloe aristata
Aloe striatula
Astelia chathamica
Astelia nervosa
Azalea japonica
Beschorneria yuccoides
Carpobrotus edulis
Chamaerops humilis
Cordyline australis
Cordyline australis 'Albertii'
Dasylirion acrotrichum
Ephedra sp.
Eryngium horridum
Euphorbia mellifera
Euphorbia myrsinites
Euphorbia wulfenii
Fascicularia bicolor
Furcraea longaeva
Geranium maderense
Kniphofia caulescens
Kniphofia northiae
Kniphofia uvaria nobilis
Lampranthus spectabile
Phormium cookianum
Phormium cookianum 'Tricolor'
Phormium tenax
Phormium tenax 'Variegatum'
Puya chilense
Sempervivum
Yucca aloifolia
Yucca gloriosa
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'
Yucca recurva
Yucca rostrata
Yucca x floribunda
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