Twisted Leaf Yucca
Yucca Rupicola
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 7–11Type ShrubClimate Arid
Culture
- Sun
- Full, Half
- Water
- Low
- USDA zones
- 7–11
Shape & size
Classification
- Type
- Shrub
- Family
- Agavaceae
- Climate
- Arid
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