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Yucca glauca
Small Soapweed, Spanish Bayonet
Origin: South Dakota to New Mexico.
Mike's
Opinion
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A much more subtle form of this popular Genus however often appearing out of place in our temperate landscapes in Canada. I have seen it used to good affect however in contemporary gardens where it is planted for its form.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
"
| Family |
| Asparagaceae |
| Genus |
| Yucca |
| Species |
| glauca |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (evergreen) |
| Pronunciation |
| Height |
| 1.5 m (including the flower spike) |
| Spread |
| 50 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A rosette of evergreen, narrow leaves (1 cm wide) to about 60-80 cm long that are dull green in colour.Often leaf fibers are found trailing along the leaf margins. |
| Landscape |
| As with Yucca filamentosa and cultivars. |
| Shape |
| A rosette of evergreen leaves, spike-like. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| ID Characteristic |
| Narrow leaves (1 cm wide) to about 60-80 cm long; dull green. Clump forming. |
| Pests |
| Few of note. |
| Habitat |
| Dry lowlands. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Stems are dull grey and exposed on mature plants. |
| Leaf Description |
| Narrow leaves (1cm wide) to about 60-80 cm long. Dull green, leaf margins are slightly lighter and thread bearing. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers are fragrant, borne on a raceme that is about 1 m tall. Individual flowers are about 6 cm, bell shaped and dull white to very pale green. |
| Fruit Description |
| A dehiscent fruit to about 6 cm long, constricted and usually with three compartments. |
| Colour Description |
| Dull green foliage, pale white to creamy green flowers. |
| Texture Description |
| Coarsely textured, but finer than Y. filamentosa because of its thin leaves. |
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