SucculentsSoaptree Yucca
Yucca elata
Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata) 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, 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
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Soaptree Yucca is hardy to about -10°F (estimated from USDA zone 6), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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