Yucca filamentosa Bronze Age Romneya but Agave nickelsiae can be

but Agave nickelsiae can be easily distinguished by more glaucous foliage

topped with 2' tall scapes of light lavender flowers that attract hummingbirds in early summer

later to find out that it has been popular in the Florida Panhandle since the early 1990s

less aggressive neighbors

green leaves with a wide creamy border

Yucca filamentosa Bronze Age Romneya but Agave nickelsiae can beThere's nothing like flying down the highway, engaged in what we refer to as botanizing at 55 especially when you spot a black foliaged yucca out of the corner of your eye. Well, the year was 2011, and we were zooming through Macon County, Alabama, when we indeed came to a screeching halt. Upon exploring closer, we had indeed run up on a clump of Yucca filamentosa var. concava whose growth turns black during the winter months. That thrill was equaled