Blue Boy Yucca is a nearly stemless evergreen shrub with soft, arching sword-like foliage that emerges blue-grey and matures to a smoky purple. A large central stalk bearing long panicles of nodding translucent white flowers rises in summer. Best color with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils. It is drought, salt, and shade tolerant.
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 Type:  | 
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 Origins:  | 
 Y. aloifolia Hybrid; Native  | 
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 Height:  | 
 5' - 6'  | 
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 Spread:  | 
 3’ - 5'  | 
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 Spacing:  | 
 4'  | 
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 USDA Hardiness Zone:  | 
 8 - 10  | 
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 Culture:  | 
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 Bloom Color:  | 
 White  | 
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.  Prune as needed immediately after flowering.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Russian Sage, Sedum, Yarrow
IMAGES: Photoset by Forest and Kim Starr, (1) starr-120301-3451-Yucca_desmetiana-habit-Enchanting_Floral_Gardens_of_Kula-Maui, (2) starr-120301-3452-Yucca_desmetiana-habit-Enchanting_Floral_Gardens_of_Kula-Maui
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown