March 17, 2025
This the emerging tip of of a flower stalk on a Yucca Filamentosa (Yucca filamentosa), taken in May 2023. Sure looks like an asparagus spear to me, and with good reason.
Yucca plants and asparagus belong to the same plant family, which is Asparagaceae.
Don’t try eating that asparagus looking Yucca tip though, it will taste like soap.
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February 7, 2025
Another plant that is a state flower. This is a Yucca Filamentosa (Yucca filamentosa). A species of Yucca that is native to Viriginia. The Yucca is the state flower of New Mexico, though there is no particular species mentioned in that designation. I’m taking advantage of that lack of stipulation since I love the state of New Mexico and enjoy having its state flower in my yard.
The filamentosa in the name of this Yucca refers to the multitude of curly threads that extend from the edges of the sword-shaped leaves. The ice that Mother Nature painted everything with yesterday was captured easily by those filaments creating an icicle nest of sorts.
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