By Flowerlady
Hampshire,
United Kingdom 
Hi everyone, can any of you tell me what this plant is called please.? I've had it for about 10 yrs and this is the 1st year it has had a flower growing. It was in a pot for the first 5 yrs then was put in the ground. The spikes are very sharp and sometimes lethal but I love it. Many thanks in advance to those who can help.
22 Aug, 2016
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Variegated form of Yucca gloriosa. Actually, I'm not certain that that is the right species name, but that is what our suppliers call it.
22 Aug, 2016
We used to have one in our last garden. It didn't flower for nearly ten years and the year it did send up a beautiful flower spike that was the year we moved house!
22 Aug, 2016
Thats just typical Arbuthnot!
22 Aug, 2016
Murphy's law hits gardeners as well as engineers! :)
22 Aug, 2016
Confusingly Tug after our talk of turf/sod.....
Its Sods law here ?
23 Aug, 2016
Sod's Law here too. In fact, it's usually "Sod has struck again!"
23 Aug, 2016
Ok so you've had your banter lol ........now ... Has anyone got one in their garden that has photos I can compare mine to please?
24 Aug, 2016
Andrewr has an excellent photo from August 2014. To find, click the "Y" tab at the bottom of this page, click on "Yucca gloriosa", and click on photos. It is the third one in, on the slideshow.
24 Aug, 2016
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It's a Yukka, lethal spines have been known to cause eye injuries but the flower will be beautiful.
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