Yucca aloifoliaL.
Aloe Yucca , Dagger Plant , Spanish Bayonet , Spanish Dagger
Sarcoyucca aloifolia , Yucca aloifoliavar.aloifolia , Yucca stokesii
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Family : AsparagaceaeSubfamily : AgavoideaeGenus : Yucca
Yucca aloifoliais a shrubby industrial plant with a single stem or sparsely to densely ramify , hold terminal rosette of steel - shaped leaves and a terminal panicle of bell - shape flowers . It can spring up up to 26 human foot ( 8 m ) marvelous . The leafage are tumid , rigid , moody fogyish - fleeceable , and measure up to 30 inch ( 75 atomic number 96 ) long and 2.8 inch ( 7 atomic number 96 ) astray .
The heyday are creamy - white or violet - tinged and up to 4 inches ( 10 curium ) prospicient and 2 inches ( 5 centimetre ) in diameter .
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USDA hardiness zones7a to 11b : from 0 ° F ( −17.8 ° C ) to 40 ° F ( +4.4 ° C ) .
Under the right conditions , Yuccas are not hard plant to grow . They lean to thrive on a little disregard rather than too much care . They are especially easy tooverwater , and soggy stems are a sign of too much water . The good conditions forYuccas include a sunny corner with relatively low humidness . Although scale can be an issue , they are not prostrate to many pests . Over prison term , works will typically turn a loss their small leaves ( in nature , they flag , imprint a skirt around the body ) , give the plant a pleasant " tree - similar " appearing .
Yuccas are relatively slow - grow plants that should only need to be repotted every other year . They do well slightly stool - bound as long as they do n’t become heavy enough to bung over their containers . repot larger plants can be difficult , so big plant can be refreshed with newpotting soilby dig out the top 2 inch ( 5 centimetre ) of the container and adding newfangled ground . During typical repotting , withdraw the plant from its container and go up one container size of it . Always utilize tonic potting land .
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Learn more atHow to originate and Care for Yucca .
Yucca aloifoliais native to the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of theUnited States . It occurs from southerly Virginia in the south to Florida and west to the Texas Gulf Coast toMexicoalong the Yucatán seashore andBermudaand office of theCaribbean .
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