Yucca schottii
Schott's yucca, Mountain yucca, Hoary yucca
Yucca Yucca
Y. schottii - Y. schottii is an evergreen shrub slowly forming a one or more, trunk-like stems topped with rosettes of stiff, sharply-pointed, blue-grey leaves and panicles of bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers in late spring.
Yucca schottii is: Evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette, Spiky
Cream in Summer
Blue-green, Grey-green in All seasons
Aphids Aphids
Leaf spot Leaf spot
Monocarpic so main rosette will die after flowering. Plants usually produce 'pups' alongside the main rosette. Seeds is not produced in the UK unless flowers are hand pollinated. Sow seed in spring at 13-18C, soaking seed for 24 hours before.
Main rosette dies after flowering. Plants usually produce 'pups' alongside the main rosette. Seeds do not form in the UK unless flowers are hand pollinated. Sow seed in spring at 13-18C, soaking seed 24 hours in warm water before sowing.
Suckers, Seed, Root cuttings
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Yucca schottii (Schott's yucca) will reach a height of 4.5m and a spread of 1.8m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Mediterranean
Outdoors, grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates extreme drought once established. Will tolerate temperatures down to -23C (-10F) but will not tolerate winter wet. Best protected with fleece in the coldest areas of its range. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water moderately & feed monthly.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Yucca schottii
Schott's yucca, Mountain yucca, Hoary yucca
Yucca Yucca
Y. schottii - Y. schottii is an evergreen shrub slowly forming a one or more, trunk-like stems topped with rosettes of stiff, sharply-pointed, blue-grey leaves and panicles of bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers in late spring.
Mexico, Texas, USA
Evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette, Spiky
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Cream in Summer
Blue-green, Grey-green in All seasons
Monocarpic so main rosette will die after flowering. Plants usually produce 'pups' alongside the main rosette. Seeds is not produced in the UK unless flowers are hand pollinated. Sow seed in spring at 13-18C, soaking seed for 24 hours before.
Main rosette dies after flowering. Plants usually produce 'pups' alongside the main rosette. Seeds do not form in the UK unless flowers are hand pollinated. Sow seed in spring at 13-18C, soaking seed 24 hours in warm water before sowing.
Suckers, Seed, Root cuttings
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Yucca schottii (Schott's yucca) will reach a height of 4.5m and a spread of 1.8m after 10-20 years.
Architectural, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Drought Tolerant, Foliage only, Mediterranean
Outdoors, grow in well-drained soil in full sun. Tolerates extreme drought once established. Will tolerate temperatures down to -23C (-10F) but will not tolerate winter wet. Best protected with fleece in the coldest areas of its range. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost in full light. Water moderately & feed monthly.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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