Beschorneria yuccoides (Mexican lily)
Click the tabs to read more
Comment on a listing
Plant supplier links
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
- View all photos
- Login to upload a photo
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
 |
Beginner skill rating |
 |
1.5m max. spread |
 |
0.5m max. height |
 |
10-20 years to maturity |
 |
1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Beschorneria yuccoides
Other names: Mexican lily, Yucca-leaved beschorneria
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Beschorneria
Species: B. yuccoides - B. yuccoides is a clump-forming perennial with grey-green, strap-shaped leaves and yellow-green tubular flowers with red bracts.
Beschorneria yuccoides is: Evergreen
Flower: Yellow, Red, Green in Summer
Foliage: Grey-green in All seasons
Habit: Spiky
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Get personalised monthly care reminders with care how-tos specific to this plant.
Watch out for
Specific pests: Scale insects
General care
Pruning: Remove faded or dead foliage as needed. No other pruning needed.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Offsets, Seed. REGISTER to read more...
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to receive detailed monthly care instructions
Beschorneria yuccoides (Mexican lily) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 10-20 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Architectural, City, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation: Plant inside in full light in cactus compost. Water when in growth and fertilse montly with a balaced liquid feed. Can also be grown outside in milder climates, but will require protection from frosts.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Loamy, Sandy |  |
| Soil drainage: | Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | |
Discuss Beschorneria yuccoides (Mexican lily) with other Shoot members.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add a comment or question about this plant
death after flowering?
Question from
last year 2010 my beschorneria yuccoide flowered.does this mean that the plant will now die.i have took loads of suckers of this plant.
- Views: 326
- Replies: 3
- Posted: Sun. 30th January 2011 19:54
- Last reply: Wed. 2nd February 2011 18:41
Propagation by seed
Question from
I would like to know about growing conditions Beschorneria yuccoides from seeds ..... and if they would need special treatments such as Stratification or Gibberellic acid treatment. Thanks
- Views: 238
- Replies: 1
- Posted: Mon. 6th December 2010 04:53
- Last reply: Mon. 6th December 2010 21:28
What Shoot members say...
"A great big THANK YOU to Shoot. Keep up the good work."
John, County Durham
YOU MIGHT LIKE...
Gardens with this plant
Belinda
pete
Chelsea 2009
Report content or feedback to Shoot
Add ? to your lists
To add this plant to your lists login to your account or register for a new account.
Registration is free and straightforward.
