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Pam’s Palette of Drought-Tolerant Plants

A Beaked yucca Yucca rostrata

erennial; white flowers on 2- to 3-ft. stems in late spring to early summer; waxy blue-gray leaves save water; develops a treelike trunk over time; full sun; well-drained soil; 6 to 12 ft. tall, 4

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