Yucca elephantipes/Spineless Yucca

Relatively soft foliaged yucca crowns growing on tall trunks
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Scientific Name:	Yucca elephantipes
Common Name:	Spineless Yucca
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	9, 10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	10-15 feet
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Summer
Flower color:	White
Light Exposure:	Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:	Moderate
Water Requirement:	Low
Maintenance Level:	Medium
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	This is a tall growing yucca with a big rosette of relatively soft leaves, but still have a spine on the tip of each leaf. Mature plants can produce tall thick trunks in arid landscapes where temperatures are mild. Provide well drained soils and full sunlight for yuccas. Yuccas can tolerate some salt spray and grow quite well in coastal sands.