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Also Known As

  • Beaked Yucca
  • Big Bend Yucca

Plant type

cactus / succulent

size

  • H: 10'-12'
  • W: 4'-6'

planting zones

  • 5b-10b

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Yucca rostrata [Black Gap, TX collection] plant details

Yucca rostrata [Black Gap, TX collection] is an evergreen cactus / succulent with blue foliage. In spring cream flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun and low water. Does well in well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Yucca rostrata [Black Gap, TX collection]

Plant type: cactus / succulent
Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 10 FT - 12 FT - tall
Flowers: cream blooms in spring
Uses: exotic, spiky, year-round-interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca rostrata [Black Gap, TX collection]

USDA Zones: 5b - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: low
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

From the Big Bend region of Texas this colony, forming the northernmost habitat for the species and the only one in the United States, gives a beautiful cast to the entire landscape. Growing to over 10-12 ft, occasionally branching into small trees with 4-5 ft rosettes, they are truly a stunning creature and a perennial in my top 10 favorite plants. That says a lot! Ours are seed grown and beautiful as garden or pot specimen with many hundreds of leaves in each, rustling like grass off a thickened trunk…but wait, there’s more! As an already frost hardy yucca, this is a northern colony, plants of which have survived in USDA zone 5, making it one of the two frost hardiest tree yuccas.

Gardening facts about Yucca rostrata [Black Gap, TX collection] plant

How to Grow Yucca rostrata [Black Gap, TX collection]

  • Water Needs

    • low
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained
  • Sun Exposure

    • sun
  • Special Situation

    • verticillium wilt resistant

Features

  • Wildlife

    • hummingbirds
  • Flower Color

    • cream
  • Flower Season

    • spring
  • Foliage Season

    • evergreen
  • Foliage Color

    • blue
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