Yucca recurvifolia     
Pendulous yucca   
Agavaceae Family     

Form: trunk and branch forming succulent; leans over onto ground
Seasonality: evergreen

bell-shaped flowers on Yucca recurvifolia

Size: to 6ft; spread varies
Leaves: flat leaves with sharp point at tip, 2-3ft long, 2-3in wide; soft and somewhat flexible, blue-green with red margin; lower leaves curve downward
Flowers: on stalk growing from center of leaves, 2-5ft above foliage; cluster of drooping white bell-shaped flowers; bloom late spring to early summer
Fruit: seed
Stems/Trunks: long trunks lay horizontally along ground, new branches emerge from where trunk contacts ground
Range/Origin: southeast US
Hardiness: low teens or better

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• tropical effect
• containers
• good in small oasis plantings

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun to part shade
• Water: regular; 1-2 times per month during hot season
• Soil: not as tolerant as other yuccas; uniform soil, best in sandy loam, good drainage
• Propagation: seed, root division, stem cuttings
• Maintenance: low, removal of spent leaves and flower stalks

NOTES:

detail showing flexible leaf margin

accumulation of old dead leaves looks ratty
most tropical appearing of all yuccas

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