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Spanish Bayonet Yucca (Yucca aloifolia) | $12.99 | 4-inch pot
🌿 Quick Facts: • Native Status: Native to the southeastern US coast — NOT winter hardy in Colorado; grow as a patio/container plant • USDA Growing Zones: 7-11 (tender here — overwinter indoors) • Height: 5-10 feet at maturity in frost-free climates • Spread: 3-5 feet
🌺 Bloom Details: • Season: Early to midsummer • Colors: Creamy white, often purple-tinged outside • Flower Type: Fragrant nodding bell-shaped flowers in a tall erect panicle • Bloom Period: June-July
☀️ Growing Requirements: • Sun: Full sun to part shade • Water: Very low — drought and salt tolerant • Soil: Sandy, sharply drained, wide pH tolerance; fails in heavy or wet soil • Spacing: 3-5 feet apart (well away from walkways)
🦋 Pollinator Benefits: • Birds: Fruits eaten by birds; rosettes give nesting cover • Native Bees: Limited — Yucca flowers are specialist-pollinated • Butterflies: Attracts nectar-seeking butterflies, hummingbirds and night-flying yucca moths • Beneficial Insects: Evergreen rosettes give overwintering shelter
🌱 Plant Care: • Spring: Remove winter-damaged leaves; move containers back outdoors after frost • Summer: Essentially none; water only in extended drought; remove offsets to control spread • Fall: Cut the spent flower stalk; bring containers under cover before hard freeze • Winter: Must be overwintered in a bright, frost-free space in Colorado
🤝 Companion Planting: • Perfect paired with:
✨ Unique Characteristics: • Bold architectural evergreen accent • Extreme drought and salt tolerance • Fragrant summer flower spike • Superb container and patio specimen • Note: leaf tips are needle-sharp — site away from paths; foliage is toxic to pets