Quercus

Aloe Yucca

Yucca aloifolia

Native to Georgia (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

16CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Yucca

  • Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
  • Cryptothelea gloveriiOrange Bagworm
  • Megathymus cofaquiCofaqui Giant-Skipper, Southern Yucca Skipper
  • Megathymus yuccaeYucca Giant-Skipper, Colorado Yucca Skipper
  • Melitara prodenialisEastern Cactus-Boring Moth, Eastern Blue Cactus Borer
  • Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
  • Prodoxus decipiensBogus Yucca Moth
  • Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
  • Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
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  • Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
  • Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
  • Tegeticula yuccasellaYucca Moth
  • Xylesthia pruniramiellaClemens' Bark Moth, Speckled Xylesthia
  • Tegeticula cassandra
  • Tegeticula intermedius
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
1BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Yucca

  • Cyrtonyx montezumaeMontezuma Quail
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Agavaceae
Hardiness
Zones 6a–11b
Soil pH
Acidic to alkaline
Flower color
Purple or white
Growth rate
Slow
Growth habit
Spreads to form colonies
Foliage color
Dark green
Fruit begins
Fall
Fruit ends
Winter

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “Early summer” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Flower color · “Purple or white” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Foliage color · “Dark green” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit begins · “Fall” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Fruit ends · “Winter” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth habit · “Spreads to form colonies” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Growth rate · “Slow” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Hardiness · “Zones 6a–11b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Height · “10–15 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Leaf retention · “Evergreen” · USDA PLANTS · Nationwide species characteristics; local growing conditions may vary
  • Life cycle · “Woody perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Light · “Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Soil · “Occasionally dry; Very dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Soil pH · “Acidic to alkaline” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
  • Spread · “3–5 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankG5
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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