Yucca glauca Nutt. ex J. Fraser

Common Name: Soapweed, Soapwell
Family: Asparagaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.
Habitat: Dry plains and sandy hills

Description: Yucca are nyctitropic, the flowers change when the sun sets. Nodding during daylight hours, the flowers turn upward after dark and most emit a fragrance. Yucca moths mate in a flower, often remaining through the following day.

USDA Zone: 4a-10b

Accession Data:

Accession # 198800116
Source: Denver Botanical Gardens
Accession Date: 12-31-1988
Bench: 2209 - XER:Mohave/Great Basin
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-16-2024

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family: Asparagaceae
SubFamily: Agavoideae
Tribe: Agaveae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Alberta / Colorado / Montana / Wyoming / Iowa / Kansas / Missouri / North Dakota / Nebraska / Oklahoma / South Dakota / New Mexico / Texas

References (external):

Plants For A Future Website
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Saturday, January 28, 2017.
WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Saturday, January 28, 2017.

data regenerated on Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:36:28 -0400 [bcm v4.0]