Yucca baccata     
Banana yucca   
Agavaceae Family     

Form: clump forming yucca, forms multiple heads
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: 4-6ft, spread to 10ft
Leaves: long slender points; curved or U-shaped cross section across blade width; rough texture; small threads on margins; points on leaf ends

threads on leaf margin of Yucca baccata note also U-shaped cross section of leaf

Flowers: on spike held 2-3ft above main clump; bell-shaped flowers usually white or greenish, sometimes reddish; bloom early to mid spring
Fruit: 4-6in long, shaped like a banana; edible
Stems/Trunks: may form small (3-5ft) trunk with age
Range/Origin: SW US
Hardiness: to 0°F

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• accent plant
• edible fruit

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun, takes heat; also handles partial shade
• Water: natural rainfall; better ornamental quality with supplemental irrigation
• Soil: sandy, rocky, good drainage
• Propagation: seed, easy
• Maintenance: minimal; removal of old flower stalks

NOTES:

bloom in Tucson is usually in April

Yucca baccata

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This page was first created July 2, 2001 and last modified May 16, 2004.