Yucca filamentosa Size:26cm / 7L Ruellia makoyana

Ruellia makoyana

Costus speciosus

endemic to the lowland forests of Ecuador

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Yucca filamentosa Size:26cm / 7L Ruellia makoyanaYucca filamentosa: Known as Adam's needle, this is one of the toughest hardy yuccas for a British garden. It forms a stemless clump of deep grey green, sword shaped leaves edged with curly white threads, the detail that gives it the common name. In late summer a tall panicle of nodding, creamy white flowers rises above the rosette, sometimes to around two metres. Hardiness and seasons: It carries an RHS H5 rating and shrugs off hard frost, staying