🪴 Yucca
Yucca filamentosa / Yucca glauca
succulents
succulent perennial
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
very low
🗺️ Zones
[4,5,6,7,8,9,10]
🧪 Soil pH
5.5-8.0
🪴 Soil Type
well-drained, sandy, tolerates poor/rocky
📏 Spacing
2-4 ft
📐 Height
2-3 ft (flower spike 6-12 ft)
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone
🤝 Companions (3)
Architectural desert companions; different forms, same water needs
Both Mediterranean/dry garden lovers; yucca's spiky form contrasts lavender's soft mounds
Classic desert garden pairing; shared xeriscape conditions
⚠️ Keep Apart (0)
No known enemies listed.
📝 Growing Notes
The plant that does everything: food (flowers), fiber (leaves for cordage/baskets), soap (roots), and stunning 6-foot flower spikes of creamy white bells. Native Americans used it as a pharmacy: soap, sewing needles (leaf tips with fiber thread still attached), and food.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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