Yucca rigida     
Blue yucca    
Agavaceae Family     

Yucca rigida

Form: erect, tree-like succulent
Seasonality: evergreen
Size: to 12ft, 5ft spread
Leaves: long blue-gray blades tipped with spine, 2ft long by 1.2in wide
Flowers: clusters of white flowers borne on short stalk
Fruit: small black seeds contained within 2in long seed capsules
Stems/Trunks: grows columnar trunk with age
Range/Origin: Chihuahaun desert; Mexico
Hardiness: to 10 °F

LANDSCAPE VALUE:

• dramatic accent plant

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Exposure: full sun
• Water: natural rainfall once established; best once or twice during hottest weather
• Soil: any, good drainage

  young specimens

• Propagation: seed
• Maintenance: minimal; thatch along trunk may or may not be removed

 

Research by Master Gardener Gerry Towns

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