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Yucca Pendula (Soft-leaf Yucca) – Desert Horizon Nursery

Yucca Pendula (Soft-leaf Yucca)

Yucca recurvifolia
Categories:
Cacti & Succulents  ·  
Yucca & Accents
Light
Full sun
Water
Low; deep, infrequent watering once established.
Size
6-8 ft tall × 4-6 ft wide
Habit
Clustering succulent – trunk-forming
Toxicity
Toxic — Pets & Livestock
Description
Soft-leaf or pendulous yucca with long, blue-green leaves that gracefully recurve at the tips. Forms a multi-trunked clump over time and produces tall spikes of creamy white flowers. Well suited to low-water desert landscapes and safer near paths than stiff-tipped yuccas.
Bloom Time
Late spring to early summer
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Attracts Bees / Pollinators, Drought Tolerant, Reflected Heat Tolerant
Growth Rate
Moderate
Growth Habit
Clustering succulent – trunk-forming
Mature Size
6-8 ft tall × 4-6 ft wide
Flower Color
Creamy white
Foliage Color
Blue-green
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Desert / Xeriscape, Specimen / Accent
Garden Style
Desert / Xeriscape, Pollinator / Wildlife
Soil
Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Agave, Autumn sage, Dasylirion, Desert marigold, Hesperaloe
Toxic — Pets & Livestock
Foliage and roots toxic to pets and livestock if ingested (saponins)
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Low; deep, infrequent watering once established.

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

Mature size: 6-8 ft tall, 4-6 ft wide

Bloom: Late spring to early summer

Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen

Growth rate: Moderate