Ok, I give up..what is it?

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I have two plants in my yard that are mystifying me. The first one is in my back yard, in mostly sun/ some shade until late afternoon and has never bloomed in the last 3 years, if it even blooms at all.

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The second is blooming right now, seems to be in a low tree/shrub height about 3 foot right now. It reminds me of a peach tree yet this has never bore any fruit at all in the last 2/3 years.

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Thanks so much in advance,

Cindy Somewhere in the hills of east TN, zone 7

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Cereus-validus · Accepted Answer

Yucca flaccida.Its probably not getting enough light to bloom. Yucca require full sun.

Hal · Answer

better picture showing foliage.)   are several varieties and I believe some are hardy to Zone 6.The leaves come from a bulb, bend over, some touch the ground andcontinue to grow all summer.   They get rather long here and in theway of the lawn mower.   The one I had was called "Milk and Wine"because of the wine stripe down a milky white blossom.    In Zone 8they bloom well, and they also multiply.    The bulb is big, my shovelis worn out and I have a bad attitude about separating bulbs. Tenn?  Hal

Marley1372 · Answer

Those appear to be some sort of Yucca, which need alot of sunlight to bloom. You appear to have lots of trees in the yard wich may be shading it too much. They also do not like a whole lot of moisture.

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Deb in AR · Answer

I'm new here, and new to gardening, but I am from the deserts of New Mexico, where yucca thrives. This is nothing like the yucca I've grown up with. Yucca glauca is the NM state flower, and what I've always seen as "yucca". What I've known as yucca has long, pointy, hard leaves. In the center of this mass of leaves will grow a tall stem, often flowering. So what you've got there doesn't remind me of yucca, but I could be wrong. Here's a link to yucca glauca.

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fran · Answer

Looks like a century plant to me.

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