Navajo Yucca

Yucca baileyi

Plant Details:

Plant Type: Cactus or Succulent
Plant Family: Agavaceae
Plant Description: Upright-growing evergreen shrub. Leaves are very narrow and pointed at tip end. Clusters of cream-colored flowers tinged with purple grow on tall stems above the plants in mid to late-spring. Needs no irrigation once established. May not be entirely winter hardy in Utah.

Maintenance:

Maintenance Type: Succulent
Plant Care: Succulent (perennials with fleshy leaves and no spines): Remove dead leaves and stems. Succulents with stems that die back in the fall may be left for winter interest or removed once dried. Trim as necessary to retain a desirable shape.

Plant Attributes:

Mature Size: 3-4' tall and wide
Utah Native: Yes
Plant Select: No
Pollinator Friendly: Yes
Localscapes: Foundation Plant, Perimeter Plant
Foliage Interest: No
Foliage Colors: Green
Bloom Colors: Cream
Bloom Seasons: Early Summer
Bloom Period: Jun - Jun

Growing Conditions:

Hardiness Zone: 6 to 10
Light Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs sun)
Irrigation Requirement:     Very Low (Water to Establish)
Salt Tolerant: Unknown
Deer Resistant: Yes

Garden Location:

  • Maintenance Path
    • Outsmart Invaders
  • Neighborhood Landscapes
    • A Desert with Altitude
  • Planting Path
    • Nursery Shopping
  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Winter