Yucca recurva Cousin It Trachystemon (aka: Hexastylis arifolia) Asarum arifolium

(aka: Hexastylis arifolia) Asarum arifolium 'Silver Spreader' is a 2015 Plant Delights introduction that we originally discovered in a colony of stoloniferous wild gingers in 2006 in Clay County

and Sea of Japan side of Honshu

first discovered in 1788 by French botanist

the 15" tall x 20" wide clump of 6" round

be sure to leave a bit to enjoy in the garden

Yucca recurva Cousin It Trachystemon (aka: Hexastylis arifolia) Asarum arifoliumThis bizarre yucca was shared with us by Florida plantsman, Alani Davis, who named it after finding it growing in Leon County, Florida. We are uncertain if this is a mutant wild form of the trunked Yucca recurvifolia, or an old hybrid with that species. Regardless, it's a cool garden plant that forms a 3' tall trunk in three years, topped with a large 3' tall head of narrow 4' long blue green, deer resistant leaves that weep more so than typical Yucca