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Yucca rostrata (Beaked yucca)

Other names: Big bend yucca, Old man yucca, Pineapple yucca

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Species
Y. rostrata is a robust, single or branched, tree-like, evergreen shrub with a dense terminal rosette of sharp-pointed, linear, blue-green leaves and erect panicles of bell-shaped, white flowers in summer followed by fruit in autumn that resemble a bird's beak when dried.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
4 m 3 m 10-20 years
13 ft 9 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Outdoors, grow in any well-drained soil in full sun. Will tolerate partial shade.

Suggested uses

Architectural, Coastal, Beds and borders, Mediterranean, Sub-Tropical, City, Drought Tolerant

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Very Low
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Very Low
South Inland = Very Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Very Low
Low Desert = Low

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Spiky

Native to

Mexico

Drought tolerant

Yes

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Remove spent flower stalks.

Propagation methods

Seed, Root cuttings, Suckers

Pests

Snails

Aphids

Diseases

Leaf spot

Remove faded flowers stems in autumn (optional)

Remove dying leaves individually by pulling downwards in autumn

Rooted suckers can be potted up in spring for one year before planting out

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Re: Yucca Rostrata

Shoot User
1051 0
Hi Kathy,

Thanks for that, I might just keep it indoors for some time till palm grown well enough to plant in garden.

Steve
Posted: Thursday 5th of August 2010 07:01 PM

Re: Yucca Rostrata

Kathy N
1051 0
Hi, Steven,
Your Yucca is borderline hardy - it may or may not handle the cold temperatures in Scotland. Having said that, where will it be planted if you put it in the ground? If it is a sheltered site, and you protect the plant with fleece or hessian stuffed with straw over the winter, it should do okay. If it is a shelterd spot, you could plant it this autumn (now if you make sure it gets some water in dry spells for the rest of the summer) or plant out in spring. If you want to put it in an exposed site where cold, drying winds and/or excessive winter moisture will get it, I wouldn't put it the ground at all.
Kathy C.
Posted: Tuesday 3rd of August 2010 09:05 PM

Yucca Rostrata

Shoot User
1051 2
I have purtchased a Yucca Rostrata for my garden, It's currently 20cm, I'm I best to plant it into the ground or would you suggest to keep it in a pot, if so, when do I take it out of the pot and plant it up. Also with the winters we have in Scotland, what's best to cover my new addition to my garden, I'm new to garden as well, so just finding my feet. thanks again
Posted: Monday 2nd of August 2010 02:16 PM Last reply: Saturday 1st of March 2025 11:48 AM
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