Yucca rostrata: everything you should know

If you are looking for a remarkable and strong plant for your garden, consider Yucca rostrata. It is also known as the beaked yucca and originates in the deserts of Mexico and Texas. MyPalmShop will explain more about Yucca rostrata below, so that you can enjoy this beautiful plant for many years to come.

Description Yucca rostrata

Yucca rostrata is an evergreen plant that belongs to the Agavaceae family. The plant has a trunk that branches at older ages and can reach up to 4,5 metres tal. The leaves are greyish-blue, stiff and pointy. During summer, it can produce white flowers that grow in clusters of 2,5 metres high.

Taking care of Yucca rostrata

To ensure that your Yucca rostrata remains healthy, it is important to provide the right care. Below you can find some tips:

• Watering: Yucca rostrata does not require a lot of water and can endure droughts well. Provide water when the soil is completely dried out. In winter, you will barely have to give water at all.
• Location: this plant prefers full sunlight and can bear heat and drought extremely well. Put Yucca rostrata in a sunny location.
• Soil: Yucca rostrata grows best in well drained soil. Ensure that the soil does not become too wet to prevent root rot.
• Pruning: when the leaves turn yellow or brown, you can simply cut them away. You do not have to prune the beaked yucca, but if you want to, it is best done in Spring.
• Protection: Yucca rostrata can handle frost well, but during extreme frost it could use some minor protection with climate cloth. Prevent surplus of water as well. The wetter the plant, the less hardy. By using climate cloth, you can decrease the amount of water the plant receives in winter.

Combine with other plants

Yucca rostrata can easily be combined with other plants that thrive in similar, dry circumstances. Examples include lavender, sedum and agave plants. Ornamental grasses and cacti can also be good options near Yucca rostrata. Palm trees such as Trachycarpus fortunei or Trachycarpus wagnerianus are also good partners for Yucca rostrata, but make sure you plant the Yucca a bit higher so that surplus water moves away from the Yucca and towards the palm trees. By combining different textures and colours you create a natural look in your garden. Do make sure to provide sufficient space for your plant to grow.

Eye catcher for your garden

Yucca rostrata is a beautiful and strong plant that can be a real eye catcher in your garden. With the right care, you could enjoy this palm lily for many years to come. It requires only a small amount of water and is resistant to heat and drought. Do ensure good drainage and that you do not water too much. If you care for Yucca rostrata properly, it might even reward you with beautiful flowers in Summer.