Texas yucca or twisted-leaf yucca foliage stays under 2 ft. tall, is edged with white or red. New leaves are straight but become twisted with age. Flowering stalks often over 5 feet tall, bearing a cluster of bell-shaped, white flowers with petals up to 2 1/2 inches long and an inch wide, appearing from April to June.
Yucca Rupicola Care
Yucca Rupicola
Other names: Texas Yucca, Twistleaf Yucca
What is the plant
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Lighting
Part Sun
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Water Use: Low
Pruning
Pruning: Remove spent flower and fruiting stalks only.
Fertilizer
The juice of the plant has a wide variety of uses. In agriculture it is used as a base in liquid fertilizers where its ability to reduce surface tension of irrigation water greatly assists penetration in heavy soils; it assists in soil flocculation to a marked degree; it serves as a carrying agent for the plant-food chemicals
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Sunlight
Sandy
Soil
Medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil
Temperature
Soak the seeds for 24 hours before sowing. The seeds can take several months to germinate, the temperature should be above 70°F(21°C).
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Additional
Whilst saponins are quite toxic to people, they are poorly absorbed by the body
Popularity
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