Yucca gloriosa (Spanish Dagger, Mound-Lily Yucca)
Just like Y. aolifolia this yucca is an erected evergreen shrub with sword-like leaves originating from a basal rosette . Leaf margins on Spanish Dagger (ucca gloriosa)Y are smooth, whereas those on Yucca aloifolia (Spanish Bayonet) are rough. The outer half of the leaves on Spanish Dagger also bends toward the ground, whereas those on Spanish Bayonet do not. Also the leaf color for the mound-lily is more grayish- greenish whereas for the Spanish Bayonet its always dark green. During summer time its produces its white-purplish fragrant spike of flowers. Mound-lily yucca does best in full sun with sandy, very well drained soil, either neutral or acidic. Very drought tolerant. Excellent for xeriscaping. Used as a specimen or as a foundational plant. As it does not have a needle- sharp leaf tip like the Spanish bayonet uit can be used more commonly in garden designs.
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Yucca glorieux, Yucca acuminé
Pronunciation: YUCK-kuh glor-ree-OH-suh
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Plant type: Shrub
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Origin: Florida
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Heat Zones: 7 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11
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Uses: Screen, Hedge, Specimen, Wildlife
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Tree Shape: Round
Canopy Symmetry: Symmetrical
Canopy Density: Medium
Canopy Texture: Coarse
Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m
Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters
Time to Ultimate Height: 2 to 5 Years
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Alternate
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: 30 - 50
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Rough
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green, Blue-Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: Over 20
Flower Type: Spike
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)
Flower Color: White
Seasons: Summer
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Trunk
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Can be trained to one trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Capsule
Fruit Showiness: Yes
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Black
Seasons: Summer
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate, Low
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: No pruning at all
Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No
Surface Rooting: Yes
Life Span: 25-50 years
Pests: Scales
Plant Propagation: Cutting, Layering