Soft Leaf Yucca

Introduction

Soft Leaf Yucca is a 4-6 foot tall evergreen shrub with lance shaped recurving to arching leaves. The foliage is more blue-green than most Yuccas. Soft Leaf Yucca is generally a single stem in youth and can be multi-trunked with age. The growth habit is rosette in youth, with age the plant can become tree like. This yucca will bloom late summer to fall, the flowers are creamy-white and bell shaped and are borne on 3-5 foot spikes. This shrub has excellent heat and drought tolerance.

This is an excellent plant for placing around pools.

Additional Characteristics

• Soil Moisture: Moist, well-drained
• Additional Features: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
• Special Resistance: None

Planting

• Available in 1, 3 or 5 gal containers.
• Suggested plant spacing are:
• Plant 18’, 24” to 36” OC
• Bed Preparation:
• Spread 3” of bed mix in ground cover beds
• Till 6” deep, rake beds to drain away from structure
• Plant
• Topdress with 2” of double ground (fine) hardwood mulch.
• Hand water in after planting
• Set sprinkler controller to water beds:
• Once every two days for two weeks in spring and early fall.
• Once a day for two weeks when temperatures reach 98+ degrees.
• Have Owner monitor moisture and report over or under watering immediately.
• After two weeks reassess the watering needs, and set at twice a week thereafter.