Melinda Myers

Yucca

Botanical Name

Yucca filamentosa

Min Zone

4

Max Zone

10

Height

2 to 3 feet foliage, up to 12 feet in bloom

Width

2 feet

Flowers

Mid summer: white

Light

Full sun

Soil

Well-drained to dry

Planting & Care

• Space plants 24 inches apart
• Deadleaf after new growth forms in spring
• Propagate by rooting pups (offshoots)

Problems

Rot, leaf spot, deer

Varieties

• Golden Sword - yellow stripe down center of leaves
• Bright Edge - broad yellow edges on leaves
• Variegata - creamy white margined blue-green leaves turn pink tinged in winter