FURCRAEA longaeva. Mexico. I have grown this yucca ally on and off ever since it enchanted me at Western Hills Nursery, a long time ago. It has suffered the same horticultural neglect as the yuccas, probably for the same reason: The plants need to be seen, mature and in the garden, to be fully appreciated. It makes individual or multiple crowns, each with many narrow, pointed, arching leaves up to 4’ long. They are toothed but not spiny along the margins. When each crown matures, after several years of growth, it sends up a widely branched candelabrum bearing hundreds of small greenish white flowers. More dramatic are the plantlets which develop at the nodes of the branches and hang on for several months. These give the plant an otherworldly appearance. It is easily grown in full sun or light shade, in most soils, with moderate to occasional watering. Hardy to around 20oF, with some damage at 25o and below.