How to Grow Yucca elata Plants in your Garden

Yucca elata Growing and Care Guide

• Scientific Name: Yucca elata
• Common Name: Soap tree
• Growing Zone: USA: 9 to 11
• Life Cycle / Plant Type: Perennial, Succulents and Cacti

Plant Details

• Plant Height (Inches): 120 to 180
• Plant Spread (Inches): 36 to 72
• Time of Bloom: Spring and Summer
• Flower Details: Green, White
• Leaf Foliage: Green
• Fruit:
• Growth Form: Upright / erect

Ideal Growing Conditions

• Best Light Conditions: Shady to full sunlight
• Rate of Growth: Grows slowly
• Suitable Soil Types: Acidic, Alkaline, Loamy, Neutral, Sandy, Well drained
• Soil Moisture: Dry

Caring Conditions

• Care:
• Level of Maintenance:
• Propagation: fresh seed held over winter or from rhizomes.
• How to Prune:
• Pests:
• Diseases:

Further Information

• Can Attract: Butterflies, Nectar-moths, small mammals
• Tolerant of: Drought
• Best Garden Use: Border, Specimen
• Family:
• Closely Related Species:
• Miscellaneous: North American native, Fragrant flowers, Attractive flowers / blooms
• Genus Detail: Yucca
• Further Reading and References: Here and Here