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Image shows the beautful Yucca aloifolia or Dagger
Plant or Spanish Bayonet cactus |
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Yucca aloifolia
(Dagger
Plant, Spanish Bayonet) |
Origin: Native to south-eastern United States, Mexico, West
Indies
Family: Agavaceae
Light: Full sun
Height: 5 -20'
Spread: 1'-6'
Blooms:
Long stalk, clusters, fragrant, white, purplish-tinged, at tip of trunk
Foliage: Green, stiff with dagger-like leaf tips
Soil: Light, sandy, neutral-acidic, drought tolerant
Water: Minimal
Propagation:
Seeds, offsets, root cuttings
Uses: Xeriscaping, landscaping, back of the border, rock
garden
Caution: This plant has sharp needle-like leaf tips. Avoid
planting near walkways
Comments:
Yucca aloifolia or Dagger Plant or Spanish Bayonet is a tall and handsome
single-stemmed rosette succulent plant with an erect trunk.
This beautiful cactus plant produces offsets near base of trunk which
gradually forms a thicket. Yucca aloifolia is a low-maintenance,
carefree and very easy to grow cactus. It makes a statement in the
xeriscaping landscape especially during blooming season with its
long-lasting flowers. Interesting to note that Yucca flower is the
state flower of New Mexico.
USDA Hardiness Zones :
8-11 |
