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Pendulous Yucca, Yucca recurvifolia

Pendulous Yucca, Yucca recurvifolia. Summer Winds Nursery. Glendale. April 14, 2008.

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Pendulous Yucca Yucca recurvifolia, Agave Family: ( Agavaceae ), Pendulous Yucca. Also called: Curve Leaf Yucca, Weeping Yucca, Soft Leaf Yucca. Pendulous Yucca is considered by the nursery trade to be a 4 - 6 foot tall, evergreen shrub, with blue green, lance shaped, recurving, to arching leaves. Yucca recurvifolia will reach 4 to 6 feet in height. It usually has a single rosett stem when young and then it will become branched as the plant matures. It actually can become tree - like in its older age. Under good growing conditions, Yucca recurvifolia will survive and prosper between 5 and 20 years. Curve Leaf Yucca will bloom from late summer to fall. Its flowers are creamy white, bell shaped, about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long, and they are borne on 3 - 5 foot spikes. It has excellent heat and drought tolerance and is hardy into the teens. Height: About 4 -6 feet tall and 12 - 36 inches wide. Flowers: White to cream white. Blooming Time: July - August. Leaves: The leaves are blue-green, 1 1/2 inch wide, 6 to 18 inches long. It has finely serrated yellowish leaf margins. Found: Found throughout lower elevation xeriscape gardens in Arizona. Elevation: 0 - 2500 Feet. Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. An ideal xeriscape landscape plant in Arizona. Native southeast USA (GA west to LA). Miscellaneous: Summer Winds Nursery. Glendale. April 14, 2008..