Blue Yucca | My Climate Change Garden
From the trunk top, linier, powdery, greyish blue, stiff leaves from 25-60cm long are produced from the central crown, eventually forming a tight skirt of dead foliage around the trunk. One in particular – Yucca rostrata is very handsome indeed. Latin name: Yucca rostrata. Description: Yuccas are well known desert plants and there are many to choose from. Spikes of white bell-shaped flowers are up to 6cm long are borne on mature plants in mid-summer. It is a stout, single trunked yucca from the Chihuahua deserts of northern Mexico. 5m in the wild though imported ones range from 60cm to 2m. Position: Full sun. Usage: As a focal point or in small groups where they look superb greyish- blue foliage. Height: up to 4. A very imposing plant for creating a desert effect....
