Rank Species | Subfamily Agavoideae | |
Similar Yucca, Yucca thompsoniana, Yucca gloriosa, Yucca faxoniana, Yucca aloifolia |
Garden tutorial dividing yuccas for propagation yucca rostrata
Yucca rostrata also called beaked yucca, is a tree-like plant belonging to the genus Yucca. The species is native to Texas, Chihuahua and Coahuila.
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Yucca rostrata has a trunk up to 4.5 meters tall, with a crown of leaves at the top.. Leaves are thin, stiff, up to 60 cm long but rarely more than 15 mm wide, tapering to a sharp point at the tip. The inflorescence is a large panicle 100 cm tall, with white flowers.
Cultivation
As one of the hardiest trunk-forming yuccas, Yucca rostrata can be grown successfully outdoors down to USDA hardiness zone 5 and is popular in the Southwestern United States. The tree-like plant is commonly seen in El Paso, Texas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Denver, Colorado.
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