The giant yucca certainly lives up to its name: Yucca gigantea rises 30 feet high in ideal conditions, with white blossoms that push out from the center -- flor de izote, as the bloom is sometimes ...

New Mexico is home to a plant that perfectly symbolizes the state's tenacity and natural beauty – the yucca. In fact, the yucca has been the state's flower for decades. As a symbol of adaptation and ...

What do a yucca tree, a tangerine tree and a hellebore have in common? Not much, really, except that, if you live in the San Fernando Valley, you can grow all three of them in your own backyard. Yucca ...

Have you ever wondered what edible plants are growing in the sandy soil of coastal Delaware? From bayberry to yucca, coastal plants can provide food for more than just the animals. Go beyond simple ...

Are you a root beer fan? I love a good root beer float with vanilla ice cream and diet root beer (Is that cheating?). I adore the foam. Did you know that the foam in Shasta root beer that forms when ...