Yucca or Yuca?
Yucca or Yuca? What a difference one letter can make - two totally different plants! Let’s start with Yucca (pronounced YUHK-a), with two ‘c’s. One of my favourite plants that seem completely indifferent to heat, rain or cold here in Portugal, and you can plant them directly into your garden, or grow in large pots, which can give an instant tropical look to a terrace or balcony. Leaves can be thick or thin and are usually long and narrow, sword-shaped, and have a wicked spine-tip, earning them the nickname of ‘Spanish Bayonet’ or ‘Spanish Dagger’. You can grow them from seed, bu...
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