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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by taken at Peckerwood Gdn, TX
Yucca rostrata
Beaked Blue Yucca
This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.
Shop Available YuccaItem #: 127
Zones: 5a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 50" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
This is truly one of the most elegant (and user-friendly) deer-resistant yuccas for the garden, and certainly one of the most hardy of the trunk-forming species. The narrow, powder-blue foliage radiates out from the head of the central stalk like one of those "Rostrata-farian" hairdos. In 10 years, expect a 4' trunked specimen (eventually to 10'+) that will branch with age...much faster in alkaline soils. The species name rostrata refers to the fruit, which truly resembles the beak of a bird.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: White/Cream
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Rock Garden Plants , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Edimentals , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants Named After Animals , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Xeriscaping Plants