Botanical Name: Yucca baccata
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Common Name: Banana or Blue Yucca, Datil  
Plant photo of: Yucca baccata
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Water Saving Tip:

Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6', 6-12'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Blue Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

Green, Purple

 

Fruit Season

Summer, Fall

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Mountain States Nursery
  • Description

  • Notes

This clump-forming Yucca grows 4 to 6 feet tall (up to 8 feet when in flower) and 10 feet wide. Clumps will typically have 5 to 20 rosettes, although rare specimens can have as many as 70. Fruit is edible and banana shaped, 5 inches long and 2 inches wide. Flower spikes are often partially enclosed in the leaves from March to April. Leaves are stiff, bluish green, 1 to 2 inches wide and 2 feet long; they are u-shaped and have white threads along the margins. Evergreen.