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Yucca Recurvifolia
''Yucca gloriosa'' var. ''tristis'' (syn. ''Yucca recurvifolia'', ''Yucca gloriosa'' var. ''recurvifolia''),, search for "Yucca recurvifolia" known as curve-leaf yucca, curved-leaved Spanish-dagger or pendulous yucca, is a variety of ''Yucca gloriosa''. It is often grown as an ornamental plant, and is native to the southeastern United States, from coastal southeastern Virginia south through Florida and west to Texas. In contrast to ''Y. gloriosa'' var. ''tristis'', the leaves of ''Y. gloriosa'' var. ''gloriosa'' are hard stiff, erect and narrower. ''Yucca gloriosa'' var. ''tristis'' is often found in sandy habits like coastal sand dunes and beach scrub along with species of ''Opuntia''. Growing a trunk often high, this yucca will often branch and sucker to form colonies in the area it is planted in. Cultivated in the warmer areas of Europe and the parts of Australia. In the United States a popular landscape plant in beach resort areas along the lower East Coast from coastal Maryl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Élie-Abel Carrière
Élie-Abel Carrière (4 June 1818 – 17 August 1896) was a French botanist, based in Paris. He was a leading authority on conifers in the period 1850–1870, describing many new species, and the new genera ''Tsuga'', ''Keteleeria'' and ''Pseudotsuga''. His most important work was the ''Traité Général des Conifères'', published in 1855, with a second, extensively revised edition in 1867. There is a brief biography of Carrière, in English, in the journal ''Brittonia''. In addition to his studies of conifers, he published a number of works in the field of horticulture: * ''Guide pratique du jardinier multiplicateur: ou art de propager les végétaux par semis, boutures, greffes, etc''. (1856)-- book on propagation of plants by seeds, cuttings, grafts. * ''Flore des jardins de l'Europe: manuel général des plantes, arbres et arbustes, comprenant leur origine, description, culture : leur application aux jardins d'agrément, à l'agriculture, aux forêts, aux usages dome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |