Pendulous Yucca. Yucca recurvifolia, Agave Family: ( Agavaceae ), Pendulous Yucca. Also called: Curve Leaf Yucca, Weeping Yucca, Soft Leaf Yucca, Spanish Dagger, Moundlily Yucca, Soft Tipped Yucca. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. Pendulous Yucca is considered by the nursery trade to be a 4 - 6 foot tall, evergreen shrub, with blue green, lance shaped, recurving, to arching leaves. Yucca recurvifolia will reach 4 to 6 feet in height. It usually has a single rosett stem when young and then it will become branched as the plant matures. It actually can become tree - like in its older age. Under good growing conditions, Yucca recurvifolia will survive and prosper between 5 and 20 years. Curve Leaf Yucca will bloom from late summer to fall. Its flowers are creamy white, bell shaped, about 1 1/2 to 2 inches long, and they are borne on 3 - 5 foot spikes. It has excellent heat and drought tolerance and is hardy into the teens. Quick Notes: Height: About 4 -6 feet tall and 12 - 36 inches wide. Flowers: White to cream white. Flowering Time: Phoenix Arizona, July - August. Leaves: The leaves are blue-green, 1 1/2 inch wide, 6 to 18 inches long. It has finely serrated yellowish leaf margins. Found: Native of the southern USA. The USDA claims it is native of the USA (AL, GA, LA, MS). Hardiness: Can freeze past the low 15 �F' ! However, some say that they have grown it at lower temperatures. ie. in a dry zone 5b location (Colorado Springs, CO). USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 �C (0 �F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 �C (5 �F) 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: 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 - 6,500 feet. In Arizona. Habitat: Alkaline, well-drained/light soils. An ideal xeriscape landscape plant in Arizona. Miscellaneous: Photos Taken: Glendale, Arizona. April 14, 2008.

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