About

A compact, cushion-forming, woody-based perennial from California with small, needle-like (arietoides), silvery-grey leaves and rounded, stalked clusters of small, cream-white flowers in summer. A compact and ornamental buckwheat for a very sunny, well-drained rock garden.

About the genus

Yucca can be evergreen perennials, shrubs or trees, with dense or loose rosettes of stiff, sword-shaped leaves and tall panicles of bell-shaped flowers

Plant details

Suggested usesBorders, hedging, specimen planting.

Care notes

CultivationPlant in well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
PruningPrune after flowering or late winter.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.