Yucca gloriosa


Description: 

Short, thick trunk topped by dense rosette of sword-shaped, flat gray-green, rough leaves, with reddish margins and spiny point. It has white bell-like flowers striped purple outside.

Synonyms:

Yucca acutifolia Truff.
Yucca eylesii Baker
Yucca flexilis var. ensifolia (Groenland) Baker
Yucca ensifolia Groenland
Yucca flexilis f. ensifolia (Groenland) Voss
Yucca flexilis var. patens (André) Trel.
Yucca patens André
Yucca gloriosa f. acuminata (Sweet) Voss
Yucca acuminata Sweet
Yucca gloriosa var. acuminata (Sweet) Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. ellacombei (Baker) Baker
Yucca ellacombei Baker
Yucca gloriosa f. genuina Engelm.
Yucca gloriosa var. glaucescens Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. longifolia Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. maculata Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. mediostriata Planch.
Yucca gloriosa f. medio-picta Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. minor Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. mollis Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. nobilis Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. obliqua (Haw.) Baker
Yucca gloriosa f. obliqua (Haw.) Voss
Yucca obliqua Haw.
Yucca gloriosa var. planifolia Engelm.
Yucca gloriosa var. plicata Carrière
Yucca plicata (Carrière) K.Koch
Yucca gloriosa var. pruinosa (Baker) Baker
Yucca gloriosa f. pruinosa (Baker) Voss
Yucca pruinosa Baker
Yucca gloriosa var. robusta Carrière
Yucca gloriosa subvar. parviflora Carrière
Yucca gloriosa var. superba (Haw.) Baker
Yucca superba Haw.
Yucca gloriosa var. tortulata (Baker) Baker
Yucca flexilis var. tortulata (Baker) Trel.
Yucca gloriosa f. tortulata (Baker) Voss
Yucca tortulata Baker
Yucca integerrima Stokes
Yucca plicatilis K.Koch
Yucca recurva Haw.

Plant Details
USDA Zone Information: 
6a - 9b
Family: 
Lilicaceae
Flower : 
White
Ideal Light Conditions: 
Sun to partial shade
Ideal Water Conditions: 
Moderate in summer/Dry in winter
Speed of Growth: 
Moderate
Mature Height: 
8'
Mature Width: 
6'
Latin Name: 
Yucca gloriosa
Common Name: 
Tee Lily, Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Soft Tipped Yucca, Sea Islands Yucca, Roman Candle, Palm Lily, Mound Lily Yucca, Lord's Candlestick, Glorious Yucca, Adam's Needle, Mound Lily

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Corporate Clients (The King hangs hard)

Movies:

RoboCop (1987)
RoboCop 2 (1990)
Hot Pursuit (2015)

Television:

USA Network's Queen of the South (2019)

Botanical Gardens:

New York Botanical Gardens
Oklahoma City Zoo/Botanical Gardens
Mercer Arboretum in Houston, Texas
Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Zoos:

Houston, TX Zoo
San Antonio, TX Zoo

Other Clientele:

Houston, TX Rodeo

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