Sapphire Skies blue beaked yucca
Yucca rostrata 'Sapphire Skies'
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Sizeup to 12 feet tall3 to 8 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sapphire Skies' blue beaked yucca (Yucca rostrata 'Sapphire Skies') is an evergreen plant for specimen plantings, accents, and rock gardens. 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 and can reach 144 inches tall. Bees visit the blooms in spring and summer. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Sea holly, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Goldenrod.