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Torrey Yucca

Yucca Torreyi

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Overview

Yucca torreyi, commonly known as Torrey Yucca, is a robust perennial reaching up to 10 feet tall. Its stout trunk is crowned with rosettes of stiff, lance-shaped leaves, each up to 35 inches long. In spring to summer, it boasts towering white flower spikes, up to 4 feet high. Well-suited to arid landscapes, it requires full sun and well-drained soil, hardy to USDA Zone 7. Perfect for accentuating southwestern themes.

Sun Full, HalfWater LowZones 7–11Type Shrub, SucculentClimate Arid
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — In spring to summer, it boasts towering white flower spikes, up to 4 feet high
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Its stout trunk is crowned with rosettes of stiff, lance-shaped leaves, each up to 35 inches longTorrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Perfect for accentuating southwestern themesTorrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Yucca torreyi, commonly known as Torrey Yucca, is a robust perennial reaching up to 10 feet tallTorrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Native to the Chihuahuan Desert regions of Western Texas and MexicoTorrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — The Torrey Yucca - Yucca torreyi - is an impressiveTorrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — evergreen perennial that offers homeowners a bold and striking addition to their landscape+22

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Low
USDA zones
7–11

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Shrub, Succulent
Family
Agavaceae
Climate
Arid

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Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — In spring to summer, it boasts towering white flower spikes, up to 4 feet high
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Its stout trunk is crowned with rosettes of stiff, lance-shaped leaves, each up to 35 inches long
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Perfect for accentuating southwestern themes
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Yucca torreyi, commonly known as Torrey Yucca, is a robust perennial reaching up to 10 feet tall
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Native to the Chihuahuan Desert regions of Western Texas and Mexico
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — The Torrey Yucca - Yucca torreyi - is an impressive
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — evergreen perennial that offers homeowners a bold and striking addition to their landscape
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — Well-suited to arid landscapes, it requires full sun and well-drained soil, hardy to USDA Zone 7
Torrey Yucca (Yucca Torreyi) — this robust species can reach a mature height of up to 15 feet
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