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    Yucca 'Blue Boy' (Desmetiana Group)

    Also Known As

    • Yucca aloifolia 'Blue Boy'
    • Yucca aloifolia 'Purpurea'
    • Yucca dismetiana 'Blue Boy'

    Plant type

    cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 2'-6'
    • W: 1'-2'

    planting zones

    • 8b-12

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    Yucca 'Blue Boy' (Desmetiana Group) plant details

    Yucca 'Blue Boy' (Desmetiana Group) is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue, green and purple foliage. In fall and summer cream and white flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in winter. Does well in average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Yucca 'Blue Boy' (Desmetiana Group)

    Plant type: cactus / succulent
    Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue, green and purple
    Mature size: 1 FT - 2 FT - wide, 2 FT - 6 FT - tall
    Flowers: cream and white blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: container plant, fragrant, rock garden, xeric, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca 'Blue Boy' (Desmetiana Group)

    USDA Zones: 8b - 12
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly sun
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Yucca desmetiana 'Blue Boy' is a stunning structural addition to the garden or patio with upright stems of sword-shaped, pointed, arching, blue-green leaves that develop bold shades of burgundy purple in full sun and in cold temperatures. Use as a dramatic, subtropical focal point where ever you need it in the garden. Needs a protected situation out of winter rains in coastal BC and protection from severe cold snaps or to be grown in containers and protected above freezing or as a houseplant or greenhouse plant.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Displays rigid, sword-shaped leaves which are gray-green and powdery-blue low in the clump. The leaves then turn a dusky purple as they arch out. Swords turn more red in winter. Evergreen, Plant in any well-drained soil. Uses little water once established. Use in rock gardens, containers or mass plantings.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    is a smaller growing yucca with blue foliage. Makes a pretty container specimen or garden plant.

    By: Gossler Farms

    Dressed in gray icy greens and powder blues with a dusky purple overlay, this handsome pastel-hued treasure exhibits a tough disposition. Rigid evergreen leaves with sharp pointed tips and fine-toothed margins craft a rounded barrel-like rosette that develops slowly, its amethyst coloration intensifying as the weather heats up. Waxy white pendulous flowers draped on stout panicles deliver late summer sparkle. Unfazed by mettlesome deer, drought, moisture and humidity, 'Blue Boy' can harmonize with Melianthus 'Antonow's Blue' and Festuca 'Superba'. Zone 7/8.

    By: Digging Dog Nursery

    Reddish spiky leaves from a tall barrel-shaped stem. Stout panicles of waxy white flowers tinged with purple.

    By: Briggs Plant Propagators

    A plant Sean knew at the Berkeley Botanic garden, now sometimes sold as Y. aloifolia 'Purpurea'. Leaves are somewhat soft and arching, green with purplish highlights in summer, turning more red in winter temperatures. Very tropical. To 4-6'. Sun to part sun and well-drained, lean soil with only occasional summer water once established. Frost hardy to 15 to 20 °F, mid USDA zone 8. An outstanding pot plant.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Gardening facts about Yucca 'Blue Boy' (Desmetiana Group) plant

    How to Grow Yucca 'Blue Boy' (Desmetiana Group)

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly sun

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in winter

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • lean
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • blue
      • purple

    • Flower Color

      • white
      • cream

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • fall
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glaucous

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    Zones

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    Zones

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    Zones

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    • occasional - drought tolerant
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    Zones

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    • sun
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