Gulf Coast Yucca
Yucca louisianensisnative · Central Texas
Gulf Coast Yucca is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 1–1.5 ft tall and 3 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white in Mar–Jun. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for bees and butterflies.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–1.5 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–Jun · white
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, loam, moist, sand
- Wildlife
- Supports bees and butterflies
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Northern Blackland PrairieSouthern Post Oak SavannaFloodplains and Low TerracesSan Antonio Prairie
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.