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    Scientific Name: Yucca luminosa

    Also Known As

    • Silver Leaf Yucca

    Plant type

    tree, cactus / succulent

    size

    • H: 3'-12'
    • W: 2'-10'

    planting zones

    • 7b-11

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    Yucca rigida plant details

    Yucca rigida is an evergreen cactus / succulent or tree with blue foliage. In summer cream flowers emerge. Features glaucous texture. Attracts bees and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. 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 rigida

    Plant type: cactus / succulent or tree
    Plant family: agavaceae, asparagaceae
    Foliage: evergreen blue
    Mature size: 2 FT - 10 FT - wide, 3 FT - 12 FT - tall
    Flowers: cream blooms in summer
    Uses: architectural, rosette-forming, showy, xeric, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Yucca rigida

    USDA Zones: 7b - 11
    Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: deer and rabbit, heat and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: average, gritty, lean, rocky and well-drained

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    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Bold textured relative of the stunningly gorgeous Yucca rostrata, spending its very long youth as a 2 to 3 ft rosette of 1" wide, silver-blue leaves, eventually forming trunks to 5 to even 8 ft with small candelabras of white flowers in summer at maturity. This species from northern Mexico requires full sun to dappled shade in the most deserty areas and a touch of additional water in the driest spots. Not particular about soil as long as its not sitting in water. Our plants are putting on about 6" of trunk each season. Frost hardy in warm USDA zone 7.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    Yucca rigida is a dramatic, trunk-forming, hardy species with a crown of stiff, sword-like, powder blue leaves first forming a low rosette and very slowly developing a trunk with age. White clusters of flowers rise 2-3 feet above the foliage. Resembles Y. rostrata but with much stiffer leaves. Hot sunny spots with good drainage. Photo: Wikipedia.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Full Sun to Light Shade. Outdoor. White Flowers.

    By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

    This large, trunking Yucca deserves more frequent use in gardens. The 2-3' long, narrow, icy blue swords offer the palest blue color of any Yucca. Beginning as a single stem, it eventually branches into a large, many headed tree somewhat resembling a Joshua tree. It is hardy, adaptable, and reasonably tolerant of moisture once established, but it likes heat and may require quite a lot of fertilizer to get going in cool climates. Native to northwestern Mexico, it is hardy to about 5 °F. To 25'

    By: The Desert Northwest

    Possibly the prettiest of all Yuccas! With its distinctive powder blue leaves, dramatic silhouette & architectural fabulosity “Blue Yucca” is a designer’s “must have”. Creating a ground hugging spiky sphere of silvery blueness, with age it develops a stout, minimally branching, shaggy trunk to 12’ tall, with leaves 1” wide & 3’ long sporting a nasty hook at the tip. With some maturity, a beautiful 5 - 6’ stalk of creamy white bell flowers appear atop the foliage. Provide well drained soil & a bit of supplemental Summer water for best show. Architecturally awesome in a good sized container. Hardy to 5-10°F!

    By: Annie's Annuals & Perennials

    This tender Mexican species has an ornamental bluish coating on long narrow leaves.

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Gardening facts about Yucca rigida plant

    How to Grow Yucca rigida

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - dappled shade

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Soil Needs

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

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • blue

    • Flower Color

      • cream

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glaucous

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