Yucca

Yucca - Adam's Needle

Yucca is grown for its sword like leaves and enormous flowers. Some varieties have nice striped variegated leaves. Use Yucca as a specimen or plant in small groups. They also look good in a pot in the modern garden with gravel. It may take a few years before Yucca will flower. Once established, most Yucca will survive our winters. We would cover them with a fleece for the first few years in frosty weather. Yucca wants a place in the full sun in normal to reasonably dry soil, ideally with some lime. Ensure good drainage. If you wish to plant around your Yucca, consider Stachys byzantina, Acaena or Cerastium.