Yucca x schottii 'Chiricahua High'

Also Known As

Yucca schottii 'Chiricahua High'
Chiricahua High Moutain Yucca
Chiricahua High Schott's Yucca

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

H: 6'-10'
W: 4'

planting zones

6a-10b

Yucca x schottii 'Chiricahua High' plant details

Yucca x schottii 'Chiricahua High' is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue foliage. In summer white flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Yucca x schottii 'Chiricahua High'

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 4 FT wide, 6 FT - 10 FT - tall
Flowers: white blooms in summer
Uses: container plant, hell strip, rock garden, spiky, xeric

GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca x schottii 'Chiricahua High'

USDA Zones: 6a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: gritty, rocky and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

A Cistus Introduction, our collection from near the summit of the Chiricahua Mts., a hardy yucca with very blue-gray leaves, to 3' long and sharply pointed, both stiff and more flexible than other "tree" yuccas. Eventually to 10' tall, single-trunked in youth to about 6' tall x 4' wide, then multi-trunked. Early summer flowers are white on tall stalks. For sun to part shade. An excellent garden species, both very drought tolerant and very frost hardy, accepting temperatures to -10 °F, USDA zone 6.