soapweed yucca
Yucca glauca
USDA zones3 to 7
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Herb , subshrub , shrub
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Gray/silver, green, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) is a shrub for specimen planting, rock gardens, accents, and winter interest. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Pale-green, dagger-like leaves form an evergreen clump, and greenish-white, bell-shaped flowers hang from a tall stalk. It sits low on the menu for deer. Woody, cream-colored seed capsules follow the blooms.
Pairs well with Blue grama, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Nodding onion.
Native range
AR, CO, IA, KS, and 9 more places. See all 13
AR, CO, IA, KS, MO, MT, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, and WY.