Rogers Trees and Shrubs - Yucca whipplei Tree


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Yucca whipplei. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

synonyms: Our lord’s candle

Ref No: 13328
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Ref No: 13329
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tree/shrub type: Cactuses and Succulents

foliage: Evergreen

size: Average shrubs

leaf type: Sword like leaves

flowering period: Spring

leaf colour: Leaves green

plants for a purpose: Scented flowers, Trees and shrubs with decorative white flowers

growing conditions: Drought tolerant plants

Yucca whipplei Torr. Our lord’s candle
This stemless shrub, from California and Mexico, has stiff, finely toothed leaves, to 1m (3ft) long and 1.5cm (3⁄4in) wide. Its flower stem, 2m (6½ft) or more long, is much branched. The scented, nodding, white flowers, 5–7cm (2–3in) long, open in Spring.

Cultivation Needs dry rocky soil in full sun. Water in winter.
Height to 3m (10ft); spread to 2m (6½ft). USZ 9–11, surviving -6.5°C (20°F) of overnight frost. Tolerant of summer drought.

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