Soaptree Yucca
Yucca elata
A tree-form yucca with a slender trunk topped by a fountain of grassy blades and tall spikes of creamy bells. Pollinated by the yucca moth and an icon of the Chihuahuan grasslands.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–20 ft
- Spacing
- 3–5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, larval host
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, NM, NV, TX, UT
Related native plants
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- Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia)
- Mojave Yucca (Yucca schidigera)
- Banana Yucca (Yucca baccata)
- Twistleaf Yucca (Yucca rupicola)
- Torrey Yucca (Yucca torreyi)
- Soapweed Yucca (Yucca glauca)