Yucca

A yucca in bloom is a showstopper. It produces imposing spires of large, bird-attracting white flowers in summer and fall. The evergreen rosettes of stiff, sharply pointed leaves, often variegated with cream or white, are striking. Use them to punctuate the end of a walkway, mass them as a barrier, or plant them as accents throughout the border. Be careful not to site them away from paths or other places people could be scratched by their sharp leaves. Free-draining soil and sun is all yuccas require.

This plant is also sometimes called Hesperoyucca.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

4-11

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

2-3 feet tall, depending on variety

Plant Width:

4-6 feet wide, depending on variety

Bloom Time:

Blooms midsummer to fall, depending on variety

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes

Special Features:

Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fragrant, Fall Color, Winter Interest, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Bright Edge yucca

(Yucca filamentosa 'Bright Edge') makes a substantial clump of rigid, spiny-tipped variegated leaves about 2 1/2-feet long, edged with curly threads. The leaves are broadly banded with creamy yellow. Imposing 8- to 10-foot-tall spires of white flowers appear in mid- to late summer. It is hardy in Zones 4-11.
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Spanish dagger

(Yucca gloriosa) has evergreen clumps of stiff, pointed 2-foot leaves that arch as they mature. Upright panicles of 2-inch white bells may reach 8 feet tall. It is hardy in Zones 7-11.
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