Yucca gloriosa var. tristis

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis (syn. Yucca recurvifolia, Yucca gloriosa var. recurvifolia),^[1] known as curve-leaf yucca,^[2] curved-leaved Spanish-dagger^[3] or pendulous yucca,^[4] is a variety of Yucca gloriosa. It is often grown as an ornamental plant,^[5][6] and is native to the southeastern United States, from coastal southeastern Virginia south through Florida and west to Texas.^[7] In contrast to Y. gloriosa var. tristis, the leaves of Y. gloriosa var. gloriosa are hard stiff, erect and narrower.^{[citation needed]}

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Asparagaceae
Subfamily:	Agavoideae
Genus:	Yucca
Species:	Y. gloriosa
Variety:	Y. g. var. tristis
Trinomial name
Yucca gloriosa var. tristis Carrière

Yucca gloriosa var. tristis is often found in sandy habits like coastal sand dunes and beach scrub along with species of Opuntia.^{[citation needed]} Growing a trunk often 1.2 to 1.8 metres (4 to 6 feet) high, this yucca will often branch and sucker to form colonies in the area it is planted in. Cultivated in the warmer areas of Europe and the parts of Australia. In the United States a popular landscape plant in beach resort areas along the lower East Coast from coastal Maryland to Florida. It (or its cultivar(s)) is a recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit under the Yucca recurvifolia name.^{[citation needed]}