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Soaptree Yucca
Yucca elata
Soaptree Yucca is a slow-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 6-10, that matures to about 6–10 ft x 4–6 ft. It does best in full sun with low water needs in well-drained, sandy and very-dry soil. Expect white and cream blooms in summer. It attracts pollinators and stands up well to drought and deer.
- USDA zones
- 6-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 6–10 ft x 4–6 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Sandy, Very-dry
- Foliage
- Gray-green, Blue-green
- Bloom color
- White, Cream
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Pollinators
- Tough against
- Drought, Deer
- Native to
- Southwestern US and Mexico
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