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Buckley’s Yucca

Yucca constricta

Asparagaceae (Asparagus Family)

Buckley Yucca

Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Paul Montgomery
Photo Credit: Paul Montgomery

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Grassland, Woodland
Edwards Plateau, Southern Texas Plains

Maintenance

Remove old bloom stalks at base

Comments

Drought- and cold-tolerant accent plant; long, narrow leaves; greenish-white, bell-shaped flowers on dramatic flower stalk in early summer; deer will eat flower stalks. Common in Llano Uplift. Larval Host: Yucca giant skipper butterfly

Growth Form

Cactus & Succulent

Height

3 to
5 ft

Spread

3 to
5 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Dry

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Low

Leaf Retention

Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

White, Green

Bloom Season

Spring, Summer

Seasonal Interest

Fruit, Nectar, Larval Host

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Deer, Hummingbirds, Moths

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References

1) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 2) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 48. 3) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=YUCO. 4) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Yucca+constricta&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 5) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=254&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 6) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=43138#null

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