Yucca baccata, Banana Yucca winter interest Reddish-brown

Reddish-brown

hold back on fertilizer

particularly in the evening

almost formal evergreen basal rosette

Mature size: 18 ft T x 6 ft W in 10 yrs

Yucca baccata, Banana Yucca winter interest Reddish-brownCoarse, recurved, rigid blue gray leaves make an architectural statement topped by huge waxy flower clusters of cream that become edible banana like fruit. Clumping. Sharp drainage is preferred. Mature plant size: 2 2. 75 ft T x up to 6 ft W. Flower stalk height: 3 ft T (stays near leaf tips) Minimum temperature: 20 F Closer photo of leaves and bloom spike by Rebou, CC BY SA 3. 0, via Wikimedia Commons Close up photo of flowers by Stan Shebs, CC BY SA