Common
name: Spanish Bayonet or Soapweed or Yucca
Latin name: Yucca glauca
Annual/Perennial:
Perennial Flowers: May to June
Flower size: 3" to 4"
Found in: Plains to Foothills
Height: 24" to 36"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: Yes
Wildflower
Field notes: Spanish Bayonet is common at lower elevations.
Its really easy to find and identify. In spring Spanish Bayonet
produces a tall single spike of beautiful white bell shaped
flowers. American Indians and early settlers made soap from its
roots.
Look for Yucca glauca in dry arid areas in full sun. Spanish
Bayonet can be found growing on hillsides, open fields, deserts,
and any location that is hot and dry up to the foothills
ecosystem.
