Yucca guatemalensis

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Scientific Names

Read about Yucca guatemalensis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Yucca elephantipes, Regel (Y. guatemalensis, Baker. Y. Lenneana, Baker. Y. Mooreana, Y. Ghiesbreghtii, and Y. Roezlii, Hort. Dracaena Lenneana, D. Lennei, D. Ehrenbergii, D. Fintelmanni, and D. yuccoides, Hort.). Becoming a rather large tree with swollen base: lvs. not pungent, 2-3 in. wide: fr. yellow. S. E. Mex. Ref. Bot. 5:313. B.M. 7997. Gn. 67, p. 178. G.C. III. 18: 523. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 4:1, 2, 19; 13:51, 82, 84.— Y. gigantea, Lem., planted in the Azores and around the Medit., is scarcely different. Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 9:40-42. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Plant Characteristics

Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras

Cultivation

Water:	◍	ample"ample" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features:	✓	fast growing (to 2ft/year)"Fast growing (to 2ft/year)" is not in the list (evergreen, deciduous, flowers, fragrance, edible, fruit, naturalizes, invasive, foliage, birds, ...) of allowed values for the "Features" property.
Sunset Zones:		12, 13 (protected), 16, 17, 19-25

Scientific Names

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