Yucca plant

On July 1, 2018, I remember a plant that grew up in Michigan is yucca. You won’t be surprised that this plant is also in your home in Mississippi. Yucca gives the impression of being a rough and tough plant. Botanically speaking, yucca has a basal rosette composed of hard, sword-shaped, thorny leaves; it is 30 inches long and 4 inches wide. A very descriptive common name for yucca is the Spanish dagger. It is easy to be stabbed by these leaves; I know from experience. Usually these leaves are bright olive green, but I really like variegated yucca. They grow in clusters as high as four feet. The variegated leaves are blue-green, with golden transitions to milky white edges. In late spring, a tall flower stalk will grow in the center of each cluster of leaves. These stems can be up to eight feet tall. The nodding bell flower is milky white and forms a huge terminal panicle on the stem. There are reports that yucca blooms more than is usually observed this year. I believe this is the result of the extreme cold temperatures we experienced in Mississippi Gardens earlier this winter. Yucca should be planted in full sunlight for optimal growth and flowering. These plants are right at home, growing on the edge of wooded areas, but they are also suitable for the front yard. Yucca plants are very drought tolerant, and if you forget to water them from time to time, they will be fine. I’m Gary Bachman, gardener. See you next time in southern gardening. .

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