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Spanish dagger

Yucca gloriosa

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Yucca
Family: Asparagaceae
Common Names: Adam's needle, Lord's candlestick, mound lily, Roman candle, tree lily, palm lily [2]

About this plant

a medium-sized evergreen shrub with usually a single stem, topped by a cluster of spine-tipped, stiff, glaucous-green leaves to 60cm in length. Panicles to 2m in height, of nodding, bell-shaped cream flowers in late summer

Growing Information

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow outdoors in any well-drained soil in full sun. Flowers may require hand-pollination to set seed. Remove spent flowering stems

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed or remove rooted suckers

Pests

May be attacked by aphids on flower spikes

Diseases

May be subject to a leaf spot

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalFlower BordersGround CoverLow Maintenance

Planting Places

Outdoor

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1.5-2.5 Metres

Spread

1.5-2.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years