Yucca
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca is a shrub for focal point, structure, suited to full sun and clay, loam, sandy soil or chalk, flowering Jul, Aug.
| Type | Shrub |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 120 cm |
| Spread | 90 cm |
| Aspect | full sun |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-10b, RHS H5 |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | No |
Where to use it in a border
At around 120 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 90 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 10b and rated H5 by the RHS, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, sandy soil, chalk soil, evergreen plants, pollinator-friendly plants.
Border Builder uses Yucca's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Evergreen, so it keeps the border furnished through winter.
- Not recorded as pet-safe; site it away from pets that graze if that matters to you.
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Abelia 'Kaleidoscope'to flower when it does not
- African lilyto flower when it does not
- African lily 'Northern Star'to flower when it does not
- Blue Fescueto edge in front
- Fountain Grass 'Hameln'to edge in front
- Golden Currantfor height behind it
Garden styles
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: