Hesperaloe
(from hesperos, Western, and Aloe; alluding to the aspect of the plant and its native habitat). ORD. Liliaceae. A monotypic genus. The species is a very striking and interesting, greenhouse plant having a leafy stem or a very short caudex. For culture, see Yucca, on p. 227. H. Engelmanni (Engelmann's). A synonym of H. yuccifolia. H. yuccifolia (Yucca-leaved). fl. pale rose-coloured, fascicled at the sides of the rachis or branches of the loose racemes; perianth cylindrical, straight, the segments narrow, sub-equal; stamens six; peduncle or scape leafless, 3ft. to 4ft. high, simple or with a few straight branches. l. clustered, linear, channelled, rigid, the margins white-filamentose. Texas, 1882. SYN. H. Engelmanni.