blue beaked yucca
Yucca rostrata
USDA zones5 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size6 to 15 feet tall4 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Blue beaked yucca (Yucca rostrata) is a succulent for specimen planting, rock gardens, containers, and accents. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy or loamy soil. It grows slowly into an erect plant with blue-green evergreen leaves. White flowers draw hummingbirds and bees. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Give it room, since it can reach about 15 feet tall.
Pairs well with Ice plant, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Goldenrod.
Native range
South western Texas and northern Mexico.