Yucca
Yucca Yuccas include about 4 dozen species of perennials, shrubs, and trees in the Agave family, Agavaceae. These lovely evergreen plants with sword-shaped leaves and annual clusters of white flowers are a dramatic addition to any garden. Yuccas are native to the deserts of the Americas and grow as far north as Nevada and Utah.
YU001: Hesperaloe parviflora The Texas Red
Yucca is a favorite in our garden. The tubular coral-red flowers are on
graceful 4-5 foot high stems from early June through September! It is
definitely the hummingbirds’ favorite food source. Graceful green foliage
turns maroon in winter. 3 year old seedlings about 6-8 inches high $15.
YU002: Manfreda maculosa The Rock Lily or Texas Tuberose is a lovely Yucca relative with spineless, soft foliage that is green with red or maroon spots all over like a leopard! The foliage grows to a foot high but the beautiful and very fragrant tubular white flowers in June grow to 24” high. Seedlings 1-2” across $6. Blooming sized plants 6-8 inches in diameter $15.
YU003: Yucca baccata ‘Santa Fe Form’ New! The
Banana Yucca from northern New Mexico has handsome, wide leaves up to 2-3 feet
long. The plump fruit are edible in September. Showy white flowers on 3-4 foot
high stalks. 4” plants $8
YU004 Yucca glauca x baccata Hybrid Yucca Sold Out Discovered in Southern Colorado by Tom Peace. Handsome blue-green leaves up to one inch wide. Plants 2 feet tall and wide. Greenish-white flowers 30” high in June/July. An excellent garden variety. One year old plants $8.
YU005 Yucca faxoniana Giant Faxon
Sold Out The majestic
Yucca Palms of West TX. Broad, 2” wide leaves are 2-3 feet long. This is the
more northern zone 5 form which has snow resistant foliage and grows to 15 feet
in height. Stunning white flowers in June. One year old plants $8.
YU006 Yucca pallida Texas Blue Yucca Sold Out Probably one of the best yuccas for the garden. The broad, very blue leaves are up to 2 feet long and the white flowers in June are up to 3 feet tall. Zone 5. One year old plants $8.
YU007 Yucca neomexicana New Mexico Yucca Narrow filamentous green leaves similar to Yucca glauca but cleaner looking in the garden. 2 feet tall and wide with greenish white flowers in June, zone 4. One year old plants $8.
YU008: Yucca rostrata This form of Beaked Yucca is from the northern Chisos Mountains in West Texas. Its powdery blue foliage is striking above vertical trunks to 10 feet tall. It tends not to branch like Yucca thompsoniana but stay single-headed like a handsome sentinel. These 2-year-old plants will eventually form a trunk in many years. Hardy to zone 5. $10.
YU009: Yucca glauca The Plains Soapweed is a dominant Yucca species in much of the central to northern plains of the US. I is the most cold hardy of the Yuccastolerating temperatures to well below -50 F. The blue-green leaves are 12-18" long and the greenish white flowers are densely set on 24-30" high spikes in June/July. The flower buds are edible and tasty. $8.
YU010: Yucca nana. Dollhouse Yucca. A darling little Yucca from Western Colorado. Diminutive plants only grow to 10” wide with petite flower stalks to 18” high. Very hardy. Zone 4. 3” plants $10.
YU11: Yucca torreyi. Torrey’s Tree Yucca. A handsome sentinel usually with a solitary head to 4 feet across. Long, stiff leaves are more ascending than faxon giving the plant a vase shape. Torrey’s can grow to 10 feet. White flowers on 4 ft high stalks appear in mid summer. Hardy to zone 5 (-20 degrees F.) 4” plants $10.
YU12: Hesperaloe parviflora (Yellow strain). Yellow Flowered Texas Red Yucca. Don’t let the name confuse you! This plant is very similar to the red form but with soft yellow flowers from June-Oct! I have it outside my kitchen window and watch the hummingbirds on it all summer. The leaves are in compact rosettes 2 feet high and 3 feet wide. The flower spikes are3 to 5 feet tall and packed with flowers. Hardy to zone 5 (-20 degrees F.). 2.5” pots $12.