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What Type of Root System Do Yucca Plants Have? Very few humans, animals or plants can survive the harsh heat and dry conditions of the desert. The broadleaf evergreen known as yucca (Asparagaceae) and the other almost 50 different varieties of yucca are often referred to as ​ cacti ​, but they are not a type of cactus. While grown in the desert and now cultivated in locations as far north as Maine, the yucca thrives in dry, sandy soil and piercing sunshine, but the plants, from shrubs to tall trees, have been conditioned to thrive in almost any North American climate. Best grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 7 through 9, with some cold hardy to zone 4, yucca have a fierce will to live. Keep their extensive root system dry and plant them in soil that's not too rich. About the Yucca
The yucca is New Mexico's state flower. Native to the hot and dry climate of North America, Central America, and parts of the Caribbean, they range in shape from low-growing shrubs with long, pointed spines to tall trees with pom-poms sprouting from the tops of the trunks. Native Americans tapped the roots of the soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) to make soap and shampoo that left their black hair glistening, according to State Symbols New Mexico.