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Spanish Dagger
Yucca treculeana
Spanish Dagger is an evergreen yucca that develops into a single-stemmed small tree over time, topped by a dense rosette of stiff, blue-green leaves up to three feet long, tapering to a sharp point capable of puncturing skin. In late winter and spring it sends up a tall flower stalk bearing dense clusters of white to purplish, sometimes red-tinged blooms, followed by a large fleshy seed capsule. It grows in full sun to part shade in dry, well-drained sandy, loamy or clay soil across chaparral and brush country, and tolerates heat and drought once established.
Record at a glance
Growing profile
- Sun
- Full Sun · Partial Sun
- USDA zone
- USDA 7
- Soil
- Sand · Loam · Clay
- Moisture
- Dry · Well-Drained
Vertical layer
Sub-Canopy- Soil pH
- Not yet recorded
- Plant type
- Perennial
- Mature height
- 13–15 ft
- Mature spread
- 4–5 ft
- Plant spacing
- Not yet recorded
- Root type
- Not yet recorded
- Spread pattern
- Both
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