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Brazos River yucca

Yucca necopina

Also called Glen Rose Yucca

Brazos River yucca
Photo: Adam Kranz https://www.inaturalist.org/people/megachile, CC0

Brazos River yucca is a rare, small perennial shrub native to north-central Texas, forming colonies of rosettes with tall greenish-white flower stalks in spring. It is a species, and it is grown as a hardy garden plant in dry, sandy, well-drained sites.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Sandy or gritty, very well-drained soil.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; suits hot summers. Protect young plants from prolonged waterlogging in cold, wet weather.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
N. Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Yucca necopina Shinners, the Brazos River yucca or Glen Rose yucca, is a species in the family Asparagaceae. It is a rare endemic native to a small region in north-central Texas.

Where it grows

This species grows in river terraces and deep sand, and is native to Somervell, Hood, Parker, and Tarrant Counties in Texas, west of Dallas and Fort Worth.

Other Yucca plants

Aloe yucca · Narrowleaf yucca · Arkansas yucca · Banana yucca · Navajo yucca · Joshua tree · Plains yucca · Cape Region Yucca · Giant Spanish Dagger · Nodding Yucca · Coahuila Texas Yucca · Buckley's yucca

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Yucca necopina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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