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Yucca glauca

Great Plains Yucca (Small Soapweed Yucca)

The leaves are narrow, silver-gray in colour and rigid on this xeriscape plant. They bear loose, flower clusters of creamy-white.

  • »  White, bell-shaped flowers on semi-woody stems
  • »  Evergreen leaves are narrow, sword-shaped and gray-blue in colour
  • »  Virtually stemless leaves form a foliage clump at soil level
  • »  Bloom Time: Summer
  • »  Flower Height: 150 cm
  • »  Foliage Height: 80 cm

2gal
$52.00
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3gal
$53.63
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Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Slow
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Drought Tolerant
• Evergreen
• Salt Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
Flowering Time
• Summer
Habit
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Gray
• Silver
Landscape uses
• Foundation planting
• Roadside planting
• Rock garden
• Specimen
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Yucca glauca

Yucca glauca (part of the Agave family) is native to central North America, growing from southern Alberta, Canada down to Texas U.S.A. The rosettes that flower will die after the blooms fade and new, side pups quickly sprout to form new plants.

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Yucca glauca

A bold statement in the landscape, yucca tolerate poor, sandy soils and light shade. They are salt and drought tolerant and removing spent flower stalks will help maintain neatness.