Yucca whipplei
Our Lord's Candle
Yuccas are sculptural plants that form a tree-trunk like growth as the fleshy, sword-shaped leaves die and are shed. In Summer a well-established plant will sometimes have spikes of creamy coloured bell-shaped, fragrant flowers. This variety is a clump forming species with narrow, rigid, spine tipped leaves. Fragrant greenish-white flowers edged with purple.
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Full sun
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Very little water
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Not Frost hardy
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Light and free draining
Common name
Our Lord's Candle
Latin name
Yucca whipplei
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Asparagaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
2.00 M
3.00 M
Yucca whipplei
Yuccas are sculptural plants that form a tree-trunk like growth as the fleshy, sword-shaped leaves die and are shed. In Summer a well-established plant will sometimes have spikes of creamy coloured bell-shaped, fragrant flowers. This variety is a clump forming species with narrow, rigid, spine tipped leaves. Fragrant greenish-white flowers edged with purple.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Mid Summer
In temperate zones where winter temperatures fall below 5C, is will not survive outdoors and should be grown as a container plant which can be brought in for winter protection. If grown as a container plant, provide as much light as possible, in front of a a south facing window is ideal. It should not be heated in winter as long as there is no risk of temperatures falling below 5C. In warmer climates, plant out in full sun in well drained soil avoiding wall or house foundations.
Propagation
From Early Spring TO Early Summer
Propagate by removing and potting up offsets which grow from the base of the trunk.
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