Chaparral Yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
Chaparral yucca builds a perfect sphere of rigid blue-gray blades, then sends up a spectacular towering spike of creamy bells once before dying. Pollinated solely by the yucca moth.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, yellow
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, larval host
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA