Pastor Perry Noble Battles Depression Behind the Pulpit Perry Noble was a successful pastor, but battled anxiety and depression connected to unresolved childhood issues. Pastor's Death in the Pulpit Punctuated Final Message Pastor's Death in the Pulpit Punctuated Final Message
Axillary - flowers or clusters of flowers arise at the junction of the stem or axis and the leaf, as in Catharanthus roseus (periwinkle), Callicarpa americana (beautyberry), and Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (hibiscus).
A 6 ft. flowering stalk rises above 2-3 ft. high clumps of erect, dagger-like, blue-green leaves. The flowers are cream-colored and are followed by persistent seed pods. A tall, stout stem rises from a rosette of rigid, sword-like leaves and bears a loose cluster of white, nodding, bell-shaped flowers. Although yuccas are more typical of western deserts and grasslands, some are native in the East.