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Asparagaceae
Yucca
Yucca
Purity, protection, transmutation, loyalty.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Yucca
- Native to
- Americas, Caribbean
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Summer
- Type
- evergreen perennial
- Height
- 0.6–9 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, well-drained, dry
- Water
- Very low; drought tolerant
- Hardiness
- 4–11
- Lifespan
- Decades; tree species 100+ years
Did you know
- Yuccas have an obligate mutualism with yucca moths — the moths are the only pollinators, and the moth larvae depend on yucca seeds to survive.
- Yucca flowers are edible and were a food staple for Indigenous peoples of the southwestern United States and Mexico.
- The towering Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia) is a yucca that can live over 150 years and grow 12 meters tall.
- Yucca roots contain saponins, natural detergents — Indigenous peoples used them as soap and shampoo.
- The yucca is the state flower of New Mexico.