Difference between revisions of "Yucca"

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| name = ''Yucca''
 
| name = ''Yucca''
 
| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
 
| common_names =    <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
| growth_habit =     <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| growth_habit = trees, shrubs
 
| high =    <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
 
| high =    <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
 
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
 
| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| origin = N America
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| lifespan = perennial
| exposure =     <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| exposure = full sun usually or indoors
| water =     <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| water = varies by species
 
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
 
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5[[Celsius|°C]], etc -->
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 
| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 
| usda_zones =    <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| sunset_zones = varies by species
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Joshua Tree in Joshua Tree National Park.jpg
 
| image = Joshua Tree in Joshua Tree National Park.jpg
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| || || ''[[Yucca schottii]]'' || Hoary yucca or Mountain yucca
 
| || || ''[[Yucca schottii]]'' || Hoary yucca or Mountain yucca
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| || || ''[[Yucca smalliana]]'' || Adam's needle, Bear's grass
 
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| || || ''[[Yucca standleyi]]''
 
| || || ''[[Yucca standleyi]]''
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| || || ''[[Yucca valida]]'' || Datilillo
 
| || || ''[[Yucca valida]]'' || Datilillo
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| || || ''[[Yucca whipplei]]'' || Our Lord's Candle
 
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| || || ''[[Yucca yucatana]]'' || Yucatan yucca
 
| || || ''[[Yucca yucatana]]'' || Yucatan yucca

Revision as of 05:46, 13 March 2009


Joshua Tree


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: N America
Cultivation
Exposure: full sun usually or indoors"full sun usually or indoors" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: varies by species"varies by species" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Sunset Zones: varies by species
Scientific Names

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Cultivation

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Species

Yucca aloifolia Aloe yucca, Spanish Bayonet
Joshua Tree in Joshua Tree National Park.jpg Yucca brevifolia flower.jpg Yucca brevifolia Joshua tree
Yucca constricta Buckley's yucca
Yucca baccata whole.jpg Yucca baccata close.jpg Yucca baccata Banana yucca, datil
Yucca decipiens.jpg Yucca decipiens 2.jpg Yucca decipiens Palma China
Yucca elata blooming.jpg Yucca elata flowers.jpg Yucca elata Soaptree yucca
Yukka filamentosa.jpg Yucca filamentosa1.jpg Yucca filamentosa Spoonleaf yucca, Filament yucca, or Adam's Needle
Yucca filifera Palma Chuna yucca
Yucca flaccida.jpg Yucca flaccida Flaccid leaf yucca
Yucca glauca soapweed MN 2007.JPG Yucca glauca Sinijukka VII08 H6193.jpg Yucca glauca Great Plains yucca
Yucca gloriosa Moundlily yucca, Adam's needle, Spanish Dagger
Yucca grandiflora Sahuiliqui yucca
Yucca guatemalensis Spineless yucca
Yucca harrimaniae Harriman's yucca
Yucca intermedia Intermediate Yucca
Yucca jaliscensis Izote
Yucca kanabensis Kanab yucca
Yucca lacandonica Tropical yucca
Yucca madrensis Soco yucca
Yucca nana Dwarf yucca
Yucca pallida.jpg Yucca pallida Pale yucca
Yucca periculosa Izote
Yucca recurvifolia Curve-leaf yucca
Yucca rigida Blue yucca
Yucca rostrata.jpg Yucca rostrata Big Bend yucca
Yucca rupicola.jpg Yucca rupicola Texas yucca, or Twist-leaf yucca
Yucca schidigera blooming.jpg Yucca schidigera Mojave yucca
Yucca schottii Hoary yucca or Mountain yucca
Yucca smalliana Adam's needle, Bear's grass
Yucca standleyi
Yucca brooklyn.jpg Yucca thompsoniana Thompson's Yucca
Yucca thornberi
Yucca torreyi 1.jpg Yucca torreyi Torrey yucca
Yucca treculiana Texas bayonette, Trecul's yucca
Yucca valida Datilillo
Yucca whipplei Our Lord's Candle
Yucca yucatana Yucatan yucca

Some species which used to be classified as Yucca have been moved to the genera Dasylirion, Furcraea, Hesperaloe, Hesperoyucca and Nolina.

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