Yucca rostrata 5a Asclepias incarnata prefers moist-to-soggy soils

Asclepias incarnata prefers moist-to-soggy soils but fares well in typical garden soils

or drain poorly

powder-blue foliage radiates out from the head of the central stalk like one of those "Rostrata-farian" hairdos

This hummingbird favorite is a low maintenance perennial when planted in the correct habitat

We love this native aroid in moist sites to add tropical-textured foliage

Yucca rostrata 5a Asclepias incarnata prefers moist-to-soggy soilsThis is truly one of the most elegant (and user friendly) deer resistant yuccas for the garden, and certainly one of the most hardy of the trunk forming species. The narrow, powder blue foliage radiates out from the head of the central stalk like one of those "Rostrata farian" hairdos. In 10 years, expect a 4' trunked specimen (eventually to 10'+) that will branch with age much faster in alkaline soils. The species name rostrata refers to the fruit,