Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia L. - Century-plant family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Aloe Yucca: Megathymus cofaqui, Megathymus yuccae, Megathymus yuccae buchholzi, Prodoxus quinquepunctella, Tegeticula yuccasella

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), PR (I), VI (I)

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.