| Yucca Banana |
Yucca baccata
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Type | Evergreen |
| Product Description | Native to southwestern U.S., northwestern Mexico. Leaves are blue-green in color and sharp-tipped. Foliage clump may have no stem or several short, prostate ones. Bloom stalks in summer with white to creamy white bell-shaped flowers rise vertically, barely above the leaf rosette. Fruits are fleshy, sweet, cylindrical, 6" long and edible. Slow growth rate. | |
| Flower | White, creamy white 2" to 6" long, in 2' clusters | |
| Mature Size | 3' x 5' | |
| Water | Very low | |
| Exposure | Full sun | |
| Spacing | 2 1/2' | |
| Soil | Loam; rocky; sand; alkaline; well drained | |
| Planting Time | Any season | |
| Comments | Edible fruit fed Native Americans for centuries. | |
