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Products > Yucca Bright Star ['Walbristar'] PP17,653
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| Category: Succulent |
| Family: Agavaceae (now Asparagaceae) |
| Origin: Southeast US (North America) |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Yellow/Chartreuse Foliage: Yes |
| Variegated Foliage: Yes |
| Flower Color: White |
| Bloomtime: Infrequent |
| Synonyms: [Y. pendula, Y. gloriosa var. recurvifolia] |
| Height: 1-2 feet |
| Width: 3-5 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Seaside: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 0-10° F |
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Yucca Bright Star ['Walbristar'] PP17,653 (Bright Star Yucca) - A beautiful slow growing yucca with 18 inch tall by 3 feet wide rosettes of upright growing soft leaves that gently recurve from midleaf towards the spine at the tip, which while sharp, is not rigid. The individual leaves have broad, deep yellow margins and are slightly rough on their undersides. Plant in full sun in a well-drained soil (tolerates sandy conditions) and irrigate little to occasionally. Hardy to 0F (USDA Zone 7). This selection was a vegetative sport that was discovered in 2000 on a plant thought to be Yucca gloriosa by Albert Timothy Crowther at his nursery in Arundel, Great Britain. The sport was removed and rooted and a subsequent selection was made from shoots that emerged the following year with the final selection having a uniform and significant degree of golden variegation throughout the rosette. The plant has since been reproduced in a tissue culture laboratory. Though originally released as a Yucca gloriosa cultivar this selection, with recurved and slightly rough leaf undersides seems closer to what was previously known as Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia (or Yucca pendula) which now is considered to be the species Yucca recurvifolia. Yucca recurvifolia which grows in the dunes and sandy soils of South Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains in Mississippi and Georgia, can grow to be a shrub or small tree 6 to 10 feet tall and has a 2 to 3 foot tall inflorescence bearing large white flowers in late spring. The ultimate size of Yucca Bright Star is not known. The plant received US Plant Patent 17,653 under the cultivar name 'Walbristar' and is being marketed in the U.S. by PlantHaven. The name Yucca was given to the genus by Linnaeus, perhaps by mistake, as it is the Latinized derivation of "yuca", the Caribbean name for Cassava (Manihot esculenta) an unrelated plant in the Euphorbia family that is native to the Caribbean area. Interestingly it was also Linnaeus who applied the name Manihot to Yuca.
The information on this page is based on research conducted about this plant in the San Marcos Growers library, from online sources, and from observations made of the crops growing in our nursery, plants in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens where we may have observed it. We also have incorporated comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from those who may have additional information, particularly if this information includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Yucca Bright Star ['Walbristar'] PP17,653. |
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