How to tend a Yucca flaccida

Also known as: Yucca arkansana subsp. louisianensis (Trel.) Hochstätter, Yucca arkansana subsp. freemanii (Shinners) Hochstätter, Yucca orchioides Carrière, Yucca louisianensis Trel., Yucca filamentosa subsp. concava (Haw.) Hochstätter, Yucca filamentosa subsp. smalliana (Fernald) Hochstätter, Yucca puberula Haw., Yucca smalliana Fernald, Yucca exigua Baker, Yucca freemanii Shinners, Yucca concava Haw., Yucca glaucescens Haw., Yucca orchioides var. major Baker, Yucca flaccida var. orchioides (Carrière) Trel., Yucca flaccida var. major (Baker) Rehder, Yucca flaccida var. lineata Trel., Yucca flaccida var. integra Trel., Yucca flaccida var. grandiflora (Baker) Trel., Yucca flaccida var. glaucescens (Haw.) Trel., Yucca filamentosa var. smalliana (Fernald) H.E.Ahles, Yucca filamentosa var. grandiflora Baker, Yucca filamentosa var. flaccida (Haw.) Engelm., Yucca filamentosa f. concava (Haw.) Voss, Yucca flaccida var. exigua (Baker) Trel., Yucca filamentosa f. flaccida (Haw.) Voss, Yucca filamentosa f. glaucescens (Haw.) Voss, Yucca filamentosa f. orchioides (Carrière) Voss, Yucca filamentosa f. puberula (Haw.) Voss, Yucca filamentosa var. concava (Haw.) Baker, Yucca filamentosa var. glaucescens (Haw.) Baker, Yucca filamentosa var. puberula (Haw.) Baker, Yucca filamentosa var. orchioides (Carrière) Baker, Yucca flaccida f. orchioides (Carrière) Trel., Yucca flaccida f. exigua (Baker) Trel., Yucca flaccida var. smalliana (Fernald) D.B.Ward

Watering

Water thoroughly after soil surface dries, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, grows in sunny places

Soil

Soil with loose texture or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
North America
Category
Liliaceae, Yucca
Size
Diameter ≥ 15 cm, height ≥ 25 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period in autumn
Flower colors
white
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