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Yucca Baccata (Banana Yucca) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Baccata (Banana Yucca)

Yucca baccata
Categories:
Cacti & Succulents  ·  
Yucca & Accents
Light
Full sun
Water
Very low; deep, infrequent watering once established.
Size
3-6 ft tall × 3-6 ft wide
Habit
Clustering succulent
Toxicity
Toxic — Pets & Livestock
Description
Large clumping yucca native to the Sonoran and Chihuahuan Deserts with stiff, spine-tipped blue-green leaves. Produces large cream-colored flower clusters in spring followed by fleshy edible fruit. Extremely drought and cold tolerant.
Bloom Time
Spring
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Attracts Birds, Edible
Growth Rate
Slow
Growth Habit
Clustering succulent
Mature Size
3-6 ft tall × 3-6 ft wide
Flower Color
Cream to white
Foliage Color
Blue-green
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Desert / Xeriscape, Groundcover, Native Garden, Specimen / Accent
Garden Style
Desert / Xeriscape, Pollinator / Wildlife
Soil
Alkaline Tolerant, Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Agave, Brittlebush, Creosote, Ocotillo, Penstemon
Toxic — Pets & Livestock
Foliage toxic to pets and livestock (saponins); ripe fruit edible
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Very low; deep, infrequent watering once established.

Soil: Well-draining sandy or rocky soil; tolerates poor, alkaline soils.

Mature size: 3-6 ft tall, 3-6 ft wide

Bloom: Spring

Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen

Growth rate: Slow