Torrey Yucca
Yucca torreyi
Torrey yucca is a bold trunk-forming yucca of the Chihuahuan Desert, with stiff bayonet leaves and large clusters of waxy white flowers. A statuesque specimen for xeric landscapes.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–15 ft
- Spacing
- 4–8 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May
- Bloom colors
- white, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- NM, TX
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