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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Yucca nana
Dwarf Soapwort
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Item #: 6809
Zones: 4a to 7b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
(syn: Y. harrimaniae ssp. harrimaniae) This dwarf form of Yucca harrimaniae was given species status in 1998, although there is an ongoing taxonomic war over this plant. Yucca nana is endemic to a small area, around 6,000' elevation, on the Utah/Colorado border, where it can be found growing on sandy/gravel slopes among tall scrubby pines. The compact deer-resistant plants, 1' tall x 1' wide, are composed of narrow green leaves covered in white filaments. When mature, the clumps are topped with 3' flower spikes of white, bell-shaped flowers. This is a superb rock garden plant that deserves to be more widely grown.
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