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Beginner
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1m
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2.5m
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10-20 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Yucca aloifolia
Other names: Spanish bayonet, Dagger plant
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Genus: Yucca
Species: Y. aloifolia - Y. aloifolia is a tender evergreen shrub with sword-shaped leaves on a tall stem and large panicles of flowers in summer and autumn.
Yucca aloifolia is: Evergreen
Flower: Flushed purple, Cream in Summer; Flushed purple in Autumn
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Habit: Spiky
Plant with:
Tamarix ramosissima 'Rubra' (Red tamarisk)
Yucca aloifolia (Spanish bayonet) will reach a height of 2.5m and a spread of 1m after 10-20 years.
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Suggested uses: Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
Cultivation: Plant in free-draining soil in a container, placing in full sun, bringing indoors in winter.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor heated (H1) |
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Comment from
Gill Barnes
I have just purchased a yucca aloifolia as an indoor plant, on reading info on your website it seems that this plant is for outdoors. The garden centre insist that it is for indoors. Could you advise me on this please.
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- Replies: 1
- Posted: Fri. 11th November 2011 17:20
- Last reply: Mon. 21st November 2011 17:33
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