Torrey's Yucca
Yucca torreyinative · Hill Country
Torrey's Yucca is a tree native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 3–10 ft tall and 4 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white and purple in Mar–May. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Good for hummingbirds and moths.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 3–10 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Bloom
- Mar–May · white, purple
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Soil
- Recorded on dry, rocky, sand, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports hummingbirds and moths
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsLlano UpliftEdwards Plateau Woodland
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.