twisted-leaf yucca

 

evergreen with a sculptural rosette of deep green + artfully twisted leaves — in springtime, a stately flower stalk emerges, with creamy white, bell-shaped blooms

 

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\\ twisted-leaf yucca (YURU)

\\ twisted-leaf yucca (YURU)

\\ twisted-leaf yucca (YURU)

plant details

twisted-leaf yucca

identification

latin name: Yucca rupicola

usda code: YURU

alternative name(s): Texas yucca

classification

ecotopes class: cactus

ecological condition(s): sunny edgedesert bajadashady woodland

size range: small – less than 2 ft

habit: succulent

leaf retention: evergreen

light requirement: full sun – part-shade

native range