Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Aralia although it is more vigorous

although it is more vigorous in colder zones

a favorite of early foraging honeybees

Each thick leaf is dark green with a dramatic

highlighted by the dramatic red-purple veining in the leaves

a very strange and unique plant for the woodland garden

Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Aralia although it is more vigorousYucca louisianensis 'Desoto Blue' is a 2003 Plant Delights discovery in Desoto Parish, Louisiana (near the Texas border), where it resides in sandy blackland prairies. We had seen several populations of the little known Southeast native Yucca louisianensis as we botanized the gulf coast states, when we discovered a single population with narrow glaucous blue foliage, adorned with curly filifers (threads), compared to the typical green form. Our