Yucca pallida
Common name: Pale yucca
Dimensions: Yucca pallida is bush-shaped plant without visible tree trunk. It forms rosettes 8-19 inches tall and 10-30 inches in diameter. The plant has groups of separated heads, which sometimes contain 20 rosettes or more.
Foliage: The light green leaves are 5-18 inches long and 0.7-1.2 inches wide with thin yellow stripe on edges. Foliage is usually flat with edges slight rolled inside.
Flowers: The blossom is a panicle 3-8 ft long with over hundred bell-like flowers which are 2-3 inches long and in light green color.
Allocation: The main distribution area of Yucca pallida is central Texas where it grows wildly. Plant is not popular in horticulture because of its unknown characteristics and limited biological research. Â
Reproduction: By seeds or by offshoots.
Growing requirements: Pale yucca can be easily grown in well-drained soil under full or partial sun. The plant hardly handles cold temperatures and prefer warm climate.
Related species: The closest plant to Yucca pallida is Yucca rupicola which recognized by many scientist as a hybrid version with couple of differences. Leaves of pale yucca are flat or slightly rolled but rupicola has more twisted foliage. The color hue is also distinguished from each other. Yucca pallida has the same plant construction as a Yucca filamentosa or Yucca flaccida, but the last two have dark green leaves with fibers.
Uses: Pale yucca is a fascinating plant that perfectly fits tiny spaces under full or partial sun. It feels very comfortably in rock garden design. The southeastern United States is the right place for not so cold-tolerant plant. Yucca pallida adds incredible and truthful style to any prairie garden also.