yucca elephantipes indoor plants

• Synonyms Yucca guatemalensis
• Family Asparagaceae
• Genus Yucca can be evergreen perennials, shrubs or trees, with dense or loose rosettes of stiff, sword-shaped leaves and tall panicles of bell-shaped flowers                                

Characteristics

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 Y. elephantipes is a large, upright shrub or small tree with several trunks growing from near ground level, sparsely branched. The stiff, leathery leaves are narrow, and up to 1m long. On mature plants flowering spikes up to 1m long appear in summer and autumn bearing large numbers of creamy-white, hanging flowers

Soil

Cultivation Under glass grow in loam-based compost keeping just moist in winter. Grow outdoors in containers and over-winter indoors

Propagation

 Propagate by seed, sown in spring at 19-24°C. Flowers may need hand-pollination to set seed. Rooted suckers can be removed in spring or take root cuttings in winter                    

Suggested planting locations and garden types Drought Resistant Architectural Patio & Container Plants Mediterranean Climate Plants                    

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