Yucca

We had a native yucca decide to bloom in my neighbors yard. It was right against the fence between the two yards but officially on their side. But I did take some photos of it. There are lots of different yuccas in New Mexico and the yucca is our state flower. There are lots of different kinds of native yuccas but this one is the kind that grows wild in and around Rio Rancho and Albuquerque. Most people think of the much larger type of yucca when you mention yuccas but those don't grow wild here but there are several landscape nursies that sell them and if you are careful you can get them to grow here. They do grow wild in the southwestern section of the state in Grant County.