Yucca rostrata
Slow-growing, drought-tolerant desert plant native to northern Mexico, with blue-green rosette leaves up to 3 feet long and a tall, branching inflorescence up to 8 feet featuring small white flowers.
Common Names
Beaked Yucca, Big Bend Yucca, Silver Yucca, Adam's Yucca, Nordstrom's Yucca, Blue Beaked Yucca, Beaked Blue Yucca
Summary
Beaked Yucca forms a treelike evergreen with a single trunk and a dense crown of blue-green leaves arranged in a rosette, reaching about 8–15 ft tall; a tall spike of white flowers rises from the crown, with blooms that attract hummingbirds.
Prefers full sun and well-drained soil; drought-tolerant and hardy in USDA zones 5–10; maintenance is minimal and overwatering should be avoided; can be grown in beds, borders, gravel or xeriscaped gardens and is also suitable for large containers; propagation by seeds or cuttings.
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
6-15 feet
Spread
3-4 feet
Hardiness Zones
Zones 5-10
Sunlight Requirements
Ideally Full Sun to Partial Shade.
Soil Type
Well-drained sandy to gritty soil, preferably light and rocky, with neutral to alkaline pH.
Soil Drainage
Well-drained soil
Soil pH
Alkaline soils (pH above 7)
Bloom Color
White to creamy white
Bloom Time
Spring
Foliage Color
Blue-green
Fall Foliage Color
No fall color change
Leaf Lifecycle
Evergreen needle
Growth Rate
Slow growing.
Seasons of Interest
Spring and Summer
Propagation Methods
Seeds, Stem cuttings, Division
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, yucca moths, and birds
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Engelm. ex Trel.
- Publication
- Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 11: 68 (1902)
Superior Taxa
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Subkingdom
- Pteridobiotina
- Phylum
- Angiosperms
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Yucca