Plant Type

Broadleaf Evergreen, Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Blue Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full

 

Water

Very Low, Low

 

Growth Rate

Slow

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Invasive

Design Styles

Japanese, Meadow, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers, Silhouette, Specimen, Unusual Foliage, Unusual Shape

 

Seasonal Interest

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Background, Shrub Border, Foundation, Walls / Fences, With Rocks

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Screen, Naturalizing, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Birds

Harriman yucca is a striking accent in a dry, naturally-styled landscape. Leaves are evergreen, sword-like, narrow and tappering to a point, with sharp tips, and form clumps to 3 feet tall and wide (though they do colonize over time and can become wider). Flower spires are up to 5 feet tall and are lined with bell-shaped, creamt flowers tinged with purple. The leaves are used to make a course rope.

Grow in well drained, sandy-gravelly soil in full sun, though is surprisingly tolerant of some part shade. No maintenance is needed, though you can remove the flower scape after the plant has finished blooming. The leaves are spiny, so plant it where it won't interfere with a walkway. Yucca are clumping, and so in time will form large colonies. Frost tolerant to -20 F.