Soapweed Yucca
Yucca glauca Nutt. - Century-plant familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 12 inches
Planting Distance: 4.0 feet
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb
Root Depth: 6 inches
Growth Form: Rhizomatous
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: None
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Moths; Butterflies; Nesting and Structure (Bees); Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Soapweed Yucca: Megathymus streckeri, Prodoxus quinquepunctella, Tegeticula corruptrix, Tegeticula intermedia, Tegeticula yuccasella
Native Range
- CAN: Alberta
- USA: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.