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Any ideas on this sharp escapee?

bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw

10 years ago

This little guy came up on our side of the fence when the neighbors recently pulled out their desert/tropical pool plantings that had fallen into heavy shade after 30+ years:

Hadn't seen their yard in a while, but remember they had several variations of yucca-looking plants. This one is very sharp. It's the only we've had come up in decades, so am guessing it was prompted by removal of the parent. Any ideas what it might be? TIA

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roselee z8b S.W. Texas
10 years ago
Well, it's a yucca is all I can say. Hard to tell which one until it gets larger. Maybe transplant it while small to a place where you can use a yucca and wait ...?
bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw thanked roselee z8b S.W. Texas
bostedo: 8a tx-bp-dfw
Original Author
10 years ago
Thanks - figured an ID was probably a long shot at this stage. Believe the parent was quite a bit larger than our y. pallida, which is the only true yucca we have any experience with. If so, we won't have a safe place for it when it grows up... "clumsy" runs strong on both sides of the family. Guess will pot it up and try to find it a new home if it survives.
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