SucculentsSpineless Yucca
Yucca gigantea
Spineless Yucca (Yucca gigantea) is a fast-growing succulent, hardy in USDA zones 10-12, that matures to about 15-30 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with low water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream and white blooms in spring and summer. It attracts hummingbirds and moths, stands up well to deer, drought and rabbits.
- USDA zones
- 10-12
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Low
- Mature size
- 15-30 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, White
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Attracts
- Hummingbirds, Moths
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Rabbits
- Native to
- Central Mexico to Central America
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Spineless Yucca is hardy to about 30°F (estimated from USDA zone 10), 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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