Scientific Family
Agavaceae
Other common names
Narrowleaf yucca
Plant type
Yuccas
Plant Description
Origin
Native
The non or short-trunked specimens form a rosette of 3 feet long stiff leaves, topped in spring with 3 to 4 feet tall spikes of white
flowers that are often pink to purple in bud.
Height
3 feet
Width
3 feet
Habitat
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Low elevation
3000
High elevation
6500
Flowers
Flower color
White
Flower shape
Bell-shaped
Tubular
No
First bloom month
March
Last bloom month
June
Flower clusters
Elongated
From the center of the leaves a flower stalk emerges in early spring and grows rapidly to about 3 or 4 feet. A long cluster of very
handsome sphere-shaped flowers follow.
Leaves
Leaf color
Light Green
Leaf type
Other
Leaf shape
Other
Leaf margin
Other
Leaf hairs
None
Leaf Drop
Evergreen
Leaves are a delicate light green, 7 to 24 inches long and quite narrow.
Spines
Yes
Fruit
Fruit color
Green
Fruit type
Capsule
Developing green seed capsules will dry to a buff brown, split and spill their seeds.