Asparagaceae
Verde Yucca
Yucca elata var. verdiensis var. verdiensis
Also known as Yucca schottii, Schott's yucca, Mountain yucca, Yucca verdiensis
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Yucca · Arizona · Rare · Xeriscape · Desert · Native · Drought-Tolerant · Full-Sun · Ornamental · Spiky
Verde Yucca is a rare Arizona variety of soaptree yucca best suited to hot, arid landscapes with excellent drainage and full sun exposure. Water sparingly and avoid any standing moisture around the roots. This specialist plant is ideal for native or xeriscape gardens in the desert Southwest.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–8.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 60 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White
- Foliage
- Green · Coarse
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arizona
- Attracts
- Moths, Hummingbirds, Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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