Scientific Name:
Yucca gigantea
Pronunciation:
YUCK-uh jye-gan-TEE-uh
Common Name:
spineless yucca
Family Name:
Asparagaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Stems thick and fibrous; leaves are strap-like with smooth margins.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - widely
Texture:
Very coarse
Mature Height:
7 - 10m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Origin:
Central America, Mexico
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Spiraled
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Parallel venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Serrate
Additional Info:
Stiff
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
3
Corolla Shape:
Campanulate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Additional Info:
Florets with 6 white tepals; unlikely to form on indoor plants
Fruit Type:
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Unlikely to form on indoor plants
Bark Morphology:
Plated
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Additional Info:
being a monocot, this is not true bark
Organ Modifications:
Succulent leaves, Succulent stems
Propagation:
Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
High
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Scale insects
