Schott'S Yucca

Description

Yucca schottii (English common name : Schott's Yucca, Yucca Mountain, Hoary yucca) is a species of the genus of yucca ( Yucca ) in the family of asparagaceae (Asparagaceae). The solitary growing Yucca schottii reaches stature heights of 1 to 3 meters. The variable rosettes are 0.3 to 0.8 meters wide. The sword-like, blue to gray 0.5 to 1 meter long leaves are arranged variable. The falling, dry leaves cover the trunk. The upright, branched inflorescence is 0.3 to 0.8 meters long. The white, spherical flowers have a length and a diameter of 2.5 to 3.5 cm. The flowering period is from April to August. Yucca schottii is a member of the Yucca section , series Treculianae . She is related to Yucca jaliscensis . Characteristic are the variable blue-colored, gray-colored, fibrous leaves. In contrast, Yucca jaliscensis makes a thinner and taller stem. When dry, Yucca schottii is frost hardy to -15 ° C. Copies can be admired in Belen, New Mexico. Yucca schotti grows in Mexico and Arizona in the Sonoran Desert and in the Chihuahua Desert in open grassland and woodland at altitudes between 1200 and 2100 meters. This species is often associated with Yucca baccata , Yucca elata , Yucca arizonica , various agave and cactus species. The botanical name honors Arthur Schott . The first description by Georg Engelmann under the name Yucca schottii was published in 1873. According to their interpretation, LW Lenz and MA Hanson see a hybrid with the description Yuca × schottii.