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Yucca recurvifolia

Spineless Yucca

Plant photo of: Yucca recurvifolia
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Information by:         Photographer: Jerry Sortomme

 

Description

This evergreen shrub is part of the agave family and reaches 6-10' tall. It has distinctive blue-gray leaves that bend sharply downward. It blooms with white flowers on 3-5' tall spikes in late spring and early summer. Leaf tips have spines but they bend and do not cause injury.

 

Sun

Full, Half

Water

Low

Growth Rate

Slow

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained

Soil pH

Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Dig-up patches of weeds and undesirable grasses from turf areas.

Use water to grow the turf you want, not the weeds you don't want! Once you have eliminated what you don't want, add sod or over-seed to repair the bare areas.