Yucca gloriosa – Spanish Dagger

Yucca gloriosa is an evergreen, medium-sized shrub, usually with single stem (rarely with several stems arising from the base), It grows until reaching a height between 0.5 and 2.5 meters, with a trunk that usually branches. The leaves are dark green or pale grayish green with yellowish edges and end with a brown thorn. The flowers are grouped in panicles 0.6-1.5m high, and are normally white, but they can be purple or red as well. The fruit is 5-8cm long by 2-5cm wide and is brown, with black seeds.

Scientific Name: Yucca gloriosa L.
Common Names: Spanish Dagger, Adam’s Needle, Lord’s Candlestick, Mound Lily, Mound Lily Yucca, Palm Lily, Roman Candle, Sea Islands Yucca, Soft Tip Yucca, Soft Tipped Yucca, Spanish Bayonet, Tree Lily, Curve Leaf Yucca, Pendulous Yucca, Weeping Yucca
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Agavoideae
Genus: YUCCA

Origin:
Yucca gloriosa native to southern United States, from North Carolina to Florida.

Hardiness:
Hardiness USDA zone 7a to 11b: from 0 °F (−17.8 °C) to 40 °F (+4.4 °C).

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How to Grow and Care

The easiest way to propagate Yucca is with offsets of older plants. Divide the plant during repotting or carefully slice away the offset and pot up into a separate container. They can also be propagated by stem cuttings, using pieces of the stem of at least 4 inches (20 cm) and rooting hormone. Yuccas grown indoors will likely not flower or bear seeds.

Yuccas are relatively slow-growing plants that should only need to be repotted every other year. They do well slightly pot-bound, as long as they don't become heavy enough to tip over their containers. Repotting larger plants can be difficult, so larger plants can be refreshed with new potting soil by digging out the top 2 inches (5 cm) of the container and adding new soil. During typical repotting, remove the Yucca plant from its container and go up one container size. Always use fresh potting soil...

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