Don Quixote's Lace Yucca. Yucca treculeana, Agave Family: ( Agavaceae ), Don Quixote's Lace Yucca. Also called: Yucca aspera, Yucca canaliculata, Yucca argospatha, Yucca undulata, Spanish Dagger, Palma Pita, Trecul Yucca, Torrey Yucca, Soaptree Yucca. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. This plant is named after Don Quixote from a novel written by Miguel de Cervantes. The novel follows the adventures of Alonso Quijano, who reads too many chivalric novels, and sets out to revive chivalry under the name of Don Quixote. Alonso Quijano recruits a simple farmer, Sancho Panza, as his squire, who frequently deals with Don Quixote's rhetorical orations on antiquated knighthood with a unique Earthy wit. Don Quixote's Lace Yucca is a shrub or small tree with stem unbranched except near the top. It is 5 to 25 feet tall with bluish-green leaves about 2 1/2 to 4 feet long and 1 to 3 1/2 inches wide with a thin margin and with stiff sharp points. It has creamy white flowers, 1 to 2 inches long in the winter followed by brown fruits turning black when ripe, up to 4 inches long by 1 inch wide. It has excellent heat and drought tolerance and is hardy into the low teens. Quick Notes: Height: Tree-like, About 5 to 25 feet tall and 4 - 8 feet wide. Flowers: A 3 - 5 foot long spike of white, purplish-tinged, bell shaped, flowers 1 to 2 inches long and up to 4 inches in diameter, grow on the tip of the trunk, followed by brown fruits 1 inch wide and 4 inches long, turning black when ripe. Flowering Time: Phoenix Arizona, Late January, Usually March - April. Leaves: The leaves are dark bluish-green, 1 to 3 1/2 inch wide, 29 to 48 inches long. They have thin leaf margins. The tips of the leaves are stiff and pointed. Found: Native of the southern half of Texas, south & west of a line drawn roughly from Galveston, TX to Brownfield, TX. Also native to the Southern third of New Mexico. It also is native to the northern parts of the Mexican states of Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas. The USDA claims it is native of the USA (TX). Hardiness: Can freeze past the low 15 �F' ! However, some say that they have grown it at lower temperatures. ie. in a dry zone 6b location. USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 �C (10 �F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F) Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Elevation: 0 - 2,500 feet. In Arizona. Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. An ideal xeriscape landscape plant in Arizona. Miscellaneous: Winter Hardiness: 10 - 15� F. Photos Taken April 19, 2008. Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

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