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Texas USA Xeriscape White Yucca Revisited 2025
Liliaceae (Lily family)
Evergreen
Texas has more than 30 species of yucca, many cultivated as ornamentals. They are members of the Lily family. Yuccas are usually large plants that have either a distinct, woody trunk above ground or thick, branching, mostly underground main stems.
The leaves are numerous from the base, commonly long, narrow and spine-tipped. They can be thin and flaccid (limp) or thick and rigid.
The usually large and numerous flowers emerge along a tall flowering stem. They are white to cream-colored or greenish. The fruits can be dry or fleshy, with many seeds in each cell. The fruit are flattened and usually blackish.
Soil: Use well-draining soil and add some sand or gravel to improve drainage. Water: Yucca is drought-tolerant and prefers to be kept on the dry side. They live about five years as houseplants and up to 20 to 50 years if grown outdoors. Yuccas are a hard plant to get rid of. They have an extremely long tap root and if the entire root is not removed, it will grow back.
This White Yucca was originally planted in 2004. 2009 I dug its off shoot pup, divided and replanted the root base in this new location. 2024 first bloom. October 2025 another flowering. From ground to top of bloom is 5' (163cm). The base of the bloom to top 29" (76cm). Bloom at widest diameter 12" (31cm). The white flowers are 1.5" (3.8cm) diameter. 2025 Bloom lasted about 3 weeks.
Lat: 32° 39' 37.931" N
Long: 98° 23' 16.58" W
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.
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