Yucca aloifolia 'Purpurea'
Spanish bayonet 'Purpurea', Dagger plant 'Purpurea', Purple Spanish bayonet, Purple dagger plant, Yucca aloifolia 'Blue Boy', Yucca dismetiana 'Blue Boy', Aloe yucca 'Purpurea'
Yucca Yucca
'Purpurea' _ 'Purpurea' is a tender, upright to rounded, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with a single or branching stem bearing linear to narrowly lance-shaped, sharp-pointed, blue-green leaves, flushed purple in spring and reddish-purple in autumn. Erect panicles of pendent, bell-shaped, white flowers bloom from summer into autumn.
Yucca aloifolia 'Purpurea' is: Evergreen
Spiky
White in Summer; White in Autumn
Flushed purple, Blue-green in Spring; Blue-green in Summer; Reddish-purple in Autumn; Reddish-purple in Winter
Aphids , Snails Aphids , Snails
Leaf spot Leaf spot
Remove damaged leaves and spent flower spikes in spring.
Suckers, Seed, Root cuttings
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Yucca aloifolia 'Purpurea' (Spanish bayonet 'Purpurea') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
In frost-prone areas, grow in a container placed in full sun. Overwinter indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly. Water sparingly in winter.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Yucca aloifolia 'Purpurea'
Spanish bayonet 'Purpurea', Dagger plant 'Purpurea', Purple Spanish bayonet, Purple dagger plant, Yucca aloifolia 'Blue Boy', Yucca dismetiana 'Blue Boy', Aloe yucca 'Purpurea'
Yucca Yucca
'Purpurea' _ 'Purpurea' is a tender, upright to rounded, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with a single or branching stem bearing linear to narrowly lance-shaped, sharp-pointed, blue-green leaves, flushed purple in spring and reddish-purple in autumn. Erect panicles of pendent, bell-shaped, white flowers bloom from summer into autumn.
Evergreen
Spiky
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White in Summer; White in Autumn
Flushed purple, Blue-green in Spring; Blue-green in Summer; Reddish-purple in Autumn; Reddish-purple in Winter
Remove damaged leaves and spent flower spikes in spring.
Suckers, Seed, Root cuttings
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Yucca aloifolia 'Purpurea' (Spanish bayonet 'Purpurea') will reach a height of 2m and a spread of 1m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical
In frost-prone areas, grow in a container placed in full sun. Overwinter indoors. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly. Water sparingly in winter.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | Tell us... |
Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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