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Yucca elephantipes
Soft-tipped Yucca
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Uses: Highly ornamental as an accent plant in wide mixed beds and verges. This plant is well suited top a variety of urban locations. After 3 - 4 years old the plant will bear masses of white to cream edible flowers in spring/summer
Prefers well-drained soils.
Y. elephantipes is the largest of the ornamental Yuccas.

  • Canopy Shape canopy-palm Palm
  • Height 6-9m
  • Spread 3-4m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
    • position-partshade Part Shade
  • Family Agavaceae
  • Botanical Name Yucca elephantipes
  • Common Name Soft-tipped Yucca
  • Origin Mexico
  • Habit Erect
  • Landscape 2nd line coast, Coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Loam, Sand
  • pH Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Cream
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Foliage Bright-green
  • Flower Type Spikes
  • Purpose Ornamental
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Trunk Rough
  • Form Small Tree (Up to 7m)