Dan wrote:
but a word of advice, if you=20
visit New Mexico... (especially outside the bigger cities) do keep it=20
to yourself :)
Dan, I've lived in Las Cruces New Mexico for over 20 years now.There are
several yuccas across from me and 3 Agaves down the street. I'm not a
botanist, I got that definition online because I'm not as good with words as
the author of that article. But the owners of the Agave call it an Agave. I
just call it big tall plant full of birds because the one on the next block
seems to attract a great many white winged doves. And it is very tall.
good shooting,
mariak
My neighbor knows I've been shooting flowers, and he's been telling to to PH this plant. I think he called it a Yaka plant, comes from the desert someplace? ...
It is called the Yucca, it grows in New Mexico (I think it is the state plant) and probably elsewhere in the southwest. They can grow to be VERY tall,...
lol .. thanks to those that responded with information on this plant. My neighbor's is around 5' tall, has a lot of these blossoms on it. I don't think he...
Kelvin, I know Agave azul (Blue Agave) - which is used in the production of tequila - tastes extremely good in a Margarita. Yummy; yummy. However, I doubt...
Yes, Be careful... it's like that blowfish... eat the wrong part, and you'll have a bad day... I don't know anyone in the state that ever ate Yucca... Prickly...
Wow Liz, that was educational .. but I do have a question. This was posted on one of the sites; [edit]WarningsNot all yuccas are necessarily edible. It is...
The century plant is usually called an Agave, not a Yucca. The yuccas comprise the genus Yucca of 40-50 species of perennials, shrubs, and trees in the agave...
Remember, I was describing them as a local, one who lived there and talked with other people that lived there... not a scientist, or botanist... I have heard...
Kelvin, I won't try to even guess which exact "variety" produced the flowers in your lovely photos. However, the Yucca Plant is a member of the Agave Plant...
The pic of the Yucca is one of the varieties I've seen very often... the smaller one you might see in a garden, of in an office complex or shopping center... ...
If someone pays for the trip, I'll gladly volunteer to head down to Mexico to do extensive PHOTO research of the Blue Agave plant vs the Yucca plant that...
Hey Liz, I'll go with you, tag along just to help verify that the plant you're documenting for the group isn't the same as the type I photographed for my...
Dan wrote: but a word of advice, if you=20 visit New Mexico... (especially outside the bigger cities) do keep it=20 to yourself :) Dan, I've lived in Las...
I have several photos of both agave and yucca Dan. The yuccas are really beautiful when they are blooming all over the mountains on the other side of the pass....
Thank you (for the other photographer :) I didn't take those, but I agree, they are pleasant looking photos. But, looking at them, I cannot be certain they...
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