There won't be any prizes, just a shout-out and link-back for the correct answer :-) This plant bloomed for the first time in the yard the other day -
The main foliage is ~18" tall, the leaves quite thick and pointed, growing from a central point. The flower stalk is ~48" tall. Here's a close-up of the flowers -
The flowers hang downwards and have no discernible smell -
What do we have here?
UPDATE: I think we have a winner! Anon of the comments (what? no blog link? :-) suggested the yucca plant. Further research points to this being a Yucca filamentosa, a native of the Southeastern US that is widely cultivated as a low care, decorative landscape plant. It's a night-blooming plant, releasing its scent to attract the tiny yucca moth, which explains why it seemed to have no smell during the afternoon. Report on the scent to follow!
UPDATE: I think we have a winner! Anon of the comments (what? no blog link? :-) suggested the yucca plant. Further research points to this being a Yucca filamentosa, a native of the Southeastern US that is widely cultivated as a low care, decorative landscape plant. It's a night-blooming plant, releasing its scent to attract the tiny yucca moth, which explains why it seemed to have no smell during the afternoon. Report on the scent to follow!
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Maybe a yukka?
If you and Doryman ever get the chance to visit Melbourne Australia I recommend you take the opportunity to visit the Royal Botanic Gardens at Cranbourne. We have a lovely botanic gardens in town which is traditional - think lawns, ponds and groups of trees from various world locations. Cranbourne is 100% Australian and not a bit traditional. On our last visit they had Sturt's Desert Pea in bloom and that's a long way from its home in Western Australia. They have a built environment that shows off the plants in the most amazing way.
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