Yucca gloriosa var. tristis explained

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis (syn. Yucca recurvifolia, Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia),^[1] known as curve-leaf yucca,^[2] curved-leaved Spanish-dagger or pendulous yucca,^[3] is a variety of Yucca gloriosa. It is often grown as an ornamental plant,^{[4] [5]} and is native to the southeastern United States, from coastal southeastern Virginia south through Florida and west to Texas.^[6] In contrast to Y. gloriosa var. tristis, the leaves of Y. gloriosa var. gloriosa are hard stiff, erect and narrower.

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis is often found in sandy habits like coastal sand dunes and beach scrub along with species of Opuntia. Growing a trunk often 4to high, this yucca will often branch and sucker to form colonies in the area it is planted in. Cultivated in the warmer areas of Europe and the parts of Australia. In the United States a popular landscape plant in beach resort areas along the lower East Coast from coastal Maryland to Florida. It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit under the Yucca recurvifolia name.

Further reading

• Book: Fritz Hochstätter . 2000 . Yucca (Agavaceae) . 1 . Dehiscent-fruited species in the Southwest and Midwest of the USA, Canada and Baja California . Selbst Verlag . 3-00-005946-6.
• Book: Fritz Hochstätter . 2002 . Yucca (Agavaceae) . 2 . Indehiscent-fruited species in the Southwest, Midwest and East of the USA . Selbst Verlag . 3-00-009008-8.
• Book: Fritz Hochstätter . 2004 . Yucca (Agavaceae) . 3 . Mexico . Selbst Verlag . 3-00-013124-8.
• Yucca plant care
• Common names of Yucca species
• Yucca I Verbreitungskarte I Fritz Hochstätter

Notes and References

1. , search for "Yucca recurvifolia"
2. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=YURE2 Yucca recurvifolia at USDA Plants Database Profile
3. Web site: Yucca recurvifolia at NC State University . 2007-03-26 . 2013-06-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130603210001/http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/shrubs/yucca_recurvifolia.html . dead .
4. Book: Wood, John . John George Wood . . 2006 . 1884 . Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
5. Web site: Yucca recurvifolia at University of Arizona . 2007-03-26 . 2004-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040907050955/http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardening/aridplants/Yucca_recurvifolia.html . dead .
6. Book: Irish, Gary & Mary . Agaves, Yuccas, and Related Plants . registration . 2000. 9780881924428 .