This plant came with the house and I want to move it, but before I do I'd like to research it. Does anyone know what this plant is called? It's in Austin, Texas.
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What's the location? Knowing that would greatly narrow down the possibilities. Also, have you seen any flowers from it by chance?– The FlashApr 29, 2015 at 16:08
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No flowers just green spears basically.Kinda soft and limp. Not thick and sturdy. It's in Austin TX– DanielApr 29, 2015 at 16:09
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It looks like Spanish bayonet, Yucca aloifolia, or Yucca elephantipes. The first has thorns on the end of the leaves, the second one doesn't - but both usually make a woody stem, so this one's either been cut down, either deliberately or by winter, or its not a Yucca. Leaves look a little too stiff to be one of the Phormium cookanium varieties.
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Most Yuccas seem to have a waxy gray cast to their leaves though...– kevinskio ♦Apr 29, 2015 at 16:44
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I think yucca is thicker and stiffer on the leaves. These are thin. Picture might be misleading but it's not sharp or anything.– DanielApr 29, 2015 at 18:45
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@Daniel - close up might help, but there are versions of Yucca with leaves that aren't rigid and thick. No threads hanging from the sides of the leaves anywhere, are there?– BambooApr 30, 2015 at 11:04
Looks to me like something in the Dracaena genus, though I'm not sure specifically which species.
answered Apr 29, 2015 at 16:39
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The leaves look just a little to long and thin to be Dracaena Deremensis, though it might fit. Apr 29, 2015 at 16:43
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Why? It's a common enough houseplant, but probably wouldn't do that well outdoors in direct sun. Apr 29, 2015 at 19:01
It's some form of Yucca. I moved it from the front to the back and I can report it is still alive and looking very nice.