Carbonate Cross Timbers, Eastern Cross Timbers, Grand Prairie, Limestone Cut Plain, Western Cross Timbers
Northern Blackland Prairie
Plant Characteristics
Growth Form
Cactus & Succulent
Height
.75
to
1
ft.
Spread
0
to
2
ft.
Leaf Retention
Evergreen
Lifespan
Perennial
Habitat and Care Requirements
Soil Type(s)
Clay, Well Drained
Light Requirement
Sun, Part Shade
Water Requirement
Low
Native Habitat
Grassland
Bloom and Attraction
Bloom Color
White
Bloom Season
Spring
Seasonal Interest
Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Larval Host
Wildlife Benefit
Butterflies, Deer, Moths
Maintenance
Makes a good accent shrub.. Remove the flower stalk after blooming. Yucca pallida requires good drainage. It may be grown in the shade, but may not bloom as well. Native habitat, Prairie, Plains, Meadows, Pastures, Savannas.
Comments
Blooms May-June. Endemic to Blackland Prairies and adjacent limestone slopes. Plants form loose colonies of rosettes. Leaves grow up to 1 foot and are pale blue-green. One of the smaller Texas yuccas. Cream-colored blooms are showy and fragrant. DNA evidence confirms the close relationship of Y. pallida and Y. rupicola. Deer will eat blossoms but not foliage. Attracts butterflies. Larval Host: Yucca giant skipper butterfly.
References
1) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=YUPA, 2) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Yucca+pallida&formsubmit=Search+Terms, 3) http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Yuccapallida.png, 4) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=43147#null, 5) Wasowski, Sally and Andy, 1991, Native Texas Plants, Landscaping Region by Region, pg 264-265..