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Twisted Leaf Yucca

Yucca Rupicola

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Overview

The Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca rupicola) is a Texas native featuring unique, twisting, blue-green foliage that reaches around 2 to 3 feet in height and spread. This perennial showcases a stunning floral display of cream-white blooms atop 3 to 5-foot stalks in spring to summer. Drought-tolerant and deer-resistant, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils, making it an ideal accent for xeriscapes and rock gardens.

Sun Full, HalfWater LowZones 7–11Climate Arid
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — The Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca rupicola) is a Texas native featuring unique
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — blue-green foliage that reaches around 2 to 3 feet in height and spreadTwisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — Drought-tolerant and deer-resistantTwisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — it thrives in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soilsTwisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — making it an ideal accent for xeriscapes and rock gardensTwisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — scientifically known as Yucca rupicolaTwisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — This drought-tolerant yucca features leaves that twist and turn as they emerge+1

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low
USDA zones
7–11

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Agavaceae
Climate
Arid

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Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — The Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca rupicola) is a Texas native featuring unique
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — blue-green foliage that reaches around 2 to 3 feet in height and spread
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — Drought-tolerant and deer-resistant
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — it thrives in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soils
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — making it an ideal accent for xeriscapes and rock gardens
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — scientifically known as Yucca rupicola
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — This drought-tolerant yucca features leaves that twist and turn as they emerge
Twisted Leaf Yucca (Yucca Rupicola) — the Twisted Leaf Yucca is compact yet robust

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