Hardiness zones
Sunset 7-9, 12-13 (avoid sun full and reflected radiation
exposures), 14-24
USDA 8 - 11
Landscape Use: Accent, focal point, Spanish architecture, tropical to subtropical, classic mesic yucca
Form & Character: Evergreen perennial, upright and arborescent
Growth Habit: Moderately upright to 10-15', multiple trunk
Foliage/texture: Strap-like medium green leaves, 2.5' long by 2-3" wide, tapering to a sharp tip, somewhat bendable, loosely set on stems, coarse texture
Flowers & fruits: Panicles of greenish to cream to pink flowers followed by 6-ribbed fruits
Seasonal color: Cream white flowers in early summer
Temperature: Hardy to 10oF
Light: Partial sun best, yellows in full sun in full Phoenix sun.
Soil: Tolerant
Watering: Only moderately drought tolerant, wet soil conditions produce black necrotic spots on leaves.
Pruning: Remove old leaves. Occasionally, 'skin' pruned like some clumping palm.
Propagation: Seed, though stem cutting root fast by merely sticking a large stem segment into the ground outdoors.
Disease and pests: Spider mites
Additional comments: This is a mesic yucca that often looks yellow and chlorotic in Phoenix because it's planted in full sun and/or mixed into a xeric planting theme.
