Outdoor varieties of Yucca are perfect for drought-tolerant garden ideas – they'll put up with the most trying conditions, ...

Yucca plants aren’t picky but proper soil conditions are essential for the plant to thrive. You don’t have to worry much about pH levels or nutrients but you must ensure that the soil is well-draining ...

In general, yucca is a very resistant plant that supports a wide range of temperatures, although it prefers to be in weather of between 60°F to 100°F.

On this south-facing slope in Morongo Valley there is a forest of very old Yucca schidigera, known as the Mojave yucca. These very large plants are up to 500 years old with multiple, tall woody ...

Yucca weevils will select only the plants with stalks – in other words, those on the verge of death – for mating and egg-laying. The larvae hatch and burrow into the fleshy stalk to bulk up a bit.

Hardy yucca plants have many uses. Brett French Mar 11, 2020 Mar 11, 2020; 0; Facebook; Twitter; Bluesky ... and in the summer grows a long stalk with a large white flower on the end.

Q: I planted a couple of yucca plants in my yard a few years ago, and now I have more yuccas than I ever wanted. I don’t like the plant anyway, because the sharp spikes are a danger to my ...

When summer starts to push and most plants need a drink about every day, gardeners start to realize how hardy yuccas can be. Like most succulents, yuccas store water in their roots, trunks or ...

First, however, let's note that yucca is quite simply a beautiful plant. That's the case at any time of the year due to the sturdy, sharp-pointed, evergreen cluster of leathery basal leaves.

Q: I planted a couple of yucca plants in my yard a few years ago, and now I have more yuccas than I ever wanted. I don’t like the plant anyway, because the sharp spikes are a danger to my ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2019. On this south-facing slope in Morongo Valley there is a forest of very old Yucca schidigera, known as the Mojave yucca.

Q: I planted a couple of yucca plants in my yard a few years ago, and now I have more yuccas than I ever wanted. I don’t like the plant anyway, because the sharp spikes are a danger to my ...