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Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

10CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Yucca

Amyelois transitellaNavel Orangeworm
Papaipema nebrisStalk Borer
Prodoxus decipiensBogus Yucca Moth
Spodoptera dolichosSweetpotato Armyworm, Dolichos Armyworm, Large Cotton Armyworm
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Tegeticula yuccasellaYucca Moth
Xylesthia pruniramiellaClemens' Bark Moth, Speckled Xylesthia

1BeesSoutheastern regional records

Southeastern regional records · Yucca

Individual names are not available yet.

0Specialist beesPollen specialists

1BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

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

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

Growing and identification

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

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “Spring and summer” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Flower color · “White” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Hardiness · “Zones 4a–10b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Height · “3–8 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Life cycle · “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 · “Good drainage; Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Soil pH · “Neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Spread · “3–5 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox

Also known as

Adams Needle; Curly Leaf Yucca; Yucca recurvifolia

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