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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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  • French Name: Yucca glorieux, Yucca acuminé

    Pronunciation: YUCK-kuh glor-ree-OH-suh

  • Plant type: Shrub

  • Origin: Florida

  • Heat Zones: 7 to 12

    Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11

  • Uses: Screen, Hedge, Specimen, Wildlife

  • 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

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Size Range: Over 20

    Flower Type: Spike

    Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

    Flower Scent: Pleasant (Sweet)

    Flower Color: White

    Seasons: Summer

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Can be trained to one trunk

  • 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

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

    Salt Tolerance: Moderate

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • 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

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