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    Yucca torreyi

    Also Known As

    • Palm Yucca
    • Perennial Torrey's Soapwort
    • Spanish Dagger
    • Torrey's Yucca
    • Torry's Yucca

    Plant type

    tree, shrub, cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 16'-20'
    • W: 7'-10'

    planting zones

    • 7a-11

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    Yucca torreyi plant details

    Yucca torreyi is an evergreen cactus / succulent, shrub or tree with blue and green foliage. In spring and summer cream and white flowers emerge followed by brown fruit. Features grassy texture. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Yucca torreyi

    Plant type: cactus / succulent, shrub or tree
    Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue and green
    Mature size: 7 FT - 10 FT - wide, 16 FT - 20 FT - tall
    Flowers: cream and white blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: architectural, container plant, infrequent-blooming, rock garden, showy, spiky, xeric, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca torreyi

    USDA Zones: 7a - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Full Sun. Outdoor. Creamy white flowers (Does not flower every year).

    By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

    IB276. This tall-trunked Yucca to 25' has very long green leaves, though the crown is not as dense as, say, Y. faxoniana. With the possible exception of Y. schottii, it is faster growing than most of the other trunking Yuccas, and is found in colder and moister areas in the wild, though it may also be found in some dry desert-like areas. Like Y. schottii and Y. faxoniana, this species has fleshy fruits. This collection comes from exceptionally large, robust plants at Ho Canyon (no, I didn't make that up…those Texans!), at 5,700' in the Davis Mountains, Texas (isn't everything bigger in Texas?). It ought to be hardy to at least -10°F.

    By: The Desert Northwest

    Picturesque, very large yucca with leaves in excess of 4', eventually forming a large shrub or small tree, usually single trunked, to 10' and taller with great age. Mature plants produce white bell flowers on 4' spikes, usually in spring but not every spring. Native from southwestern Texas to the mountains of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, this represents a particularly blue-leaved form from south of the border. Best with lean soil and good drainage in full sun or very light shade. Drought tolerant but faster growing with occasional summer water. Frost hardy to 0 °F, USDA zone 7.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Yucca torreyi plant

    How to Grow Yucca torreyi

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • white
      • cream

    • Wildlife

      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Fruit

      • brown

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • spring

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • grassy

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 2'-3'

    Width: 2'-3'

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    • occasional - drought tolerant
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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 3'-8'

    Width: 3'-8'

    • sun
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    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    7a-11

    Size

    Height: 6'-15'

    Width: 3'-8'

    • sun - bright shade
    • occasional - drought tolerant
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    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    7b-11

    Size

    Height: 5'-8'

    Width: 2'-3'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
    • dry when dormant
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    aka Yucca nana, Dwarf Yucca

    Plant Type

    Cactus / Succulent

    Zones

    5a-9b

    Size

    Height: 6"-12"

    Width: 6"-12"

    • sun
    • occasional - drought tolerant
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