Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Aralia highlighted by the dramatic red-purple

highlighted by the dramatic red-purple veining in the leaves

reportedly a mutation from one of our favorite hostas

Even a solitary plant of Aspidistra 'Jade Ribbons' makes a wonderful

a very strange and unique plant for the woodland garden

although it is more vigorous in colder zones

Yucca louisianensis Desoto Blue Aralia highlighted by the dramatic red-purpleYucca 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