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soaptree yucca
Yucca elata
United States
- Dimensions
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Height: 5.0 ft. to 20.0 ft.
Spread: 8.0 ft. to 10.0 ft. - Growth Form
- Shrub, Tree
- Program Association
- Xeriscape Incentive Program
- Wildlife Uses
- Grassland Birds, Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates, Small Mammals
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Season of Bloom
- April, May, June
- Flower Color
- Pink Shades, White Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Accent Plant, Drought Tolerant, Evergreen, Fragrant, Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- Deer Tolerant, Rabbit Tolerant
- Duration
- Perennial
- Soil Type
- Alkaline/High pH, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- Unknown
- Hazards/Toxic
- Careful! Sharp Spines, Thorns Or Other Appendages.
Notes
Yuccas have a mutualistic relationship with the Tegeticula genus of moths. Females pollinate the yuccas while laying their eggs in the flowers. The larva, once hatched, will eat some of the seeds. If they eat too many, the yucca will abort the fruit, which will also kill the larva, making sure that the plant and the moth maintain their mutualistic relationship.
Native to the southwestern portion of the U.S. Will not tolerate shade.