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Mound-lily yucca is an erect evergreen shrub with swordlike leaves about 2 in (5.1 cm) wide and 2-3 ft (0.6-0.9 m) long originating from a basal rosette. The leaves are bluish or grayish green with smooth margins and pointed tips. They tend to bend near the middle and arch downward. In summer mound-lily yucca puts up a showy 6-8 ft (1.8-2.4 m) spike of fragrant flowers that are white with purplish tinges, pendant and about 3 in (7.6 cm) across. Mound-lily yucca stays in a stemless rounded clump 2-5 ft (0.6-1.5 m) across and about the same height for several years, but eventually develops a trunk or stem which elevates that clump of leaves above the ground as much as 6-8 ft (1.8-2.4 m). In older plants the stem develops branches and each terminus has its own rosette of leaves. The cultivar, 'Mobilis' has dark green leaves and 'Variegata' has leaves with yellow margins.
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This slow growing shrub is best used as an accent, in mixed borders or as a foundation plant. It is especially attractive in the background of a rock garden or a cactus and succulent garden. This yucca will stay put and not "creep" by toppling over and rerooting as Spanish bayonet (Y. aloifolia) does. Despite its common name of "Spanish dagger", this yucca is a gentler plant without the stiff needle-sharp leaf tips that make the Spanish bayonet such a danger in the garden .
Features Steve Christman 10/23/99; updated 7/1/01, 2/19/04
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