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Agavaceae

Glen Rose yucca is the most common yucca found in the sandy soils of the Western Cross Timbers. It is easily distinguished by its white leaf margins bearing white curly threads, and especially its much-branched flower stalk, which may rise to 9 feet above the 2-foot-tall, usually asymmetrical rosette. Recent field observations and molecular evidence support Y. necopina as a distinct species rather than a hybrid of Y. pallida and Y. arkansana, as was previously believed. It is closely related to Y. louisianensis. Glen Rose Yucca is on the Watch List as a TOES V species, having either low population numbers or a restricted range in Texas.

Plant Habit or Use: small shrub

Exposure: sun
partial sun

Flower Color: white to greenish white

Blooming Period: spring

Fruit Characteristics: capsule

Height: 1 1/2 to 2 feet / to 9 feet with flower stalk

Width: 1 1/2 to 2 feet

Plant Character: evergreen

Heat Tolerance: very high

Water Requirements:

Soil Requirements: neutral
alkaline

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8

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