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Navajo Yucca.

Yucca Baileyi

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Overview

Navajo Yucca (Yucca baileyi) thrives in USDA zones 4-9 as a draught-tolerant perennial. This desert gem features stiff, blue-green leaves forming rosettes up to 2-3 ft wide, with a similar height. Springtime brings towering, bell-shaped cream flowers on spikes up to 5 ft tall. Ideal for xeriscapes with full sun and well-drained soil. Minimal care is needed, symbolizing endurance and evergreen beauty in a landscape design.

Sun Full, HalfWater Extra in Summer, Low, Very LowZones 5–10Type Shrub, SucculentClimate Alpine, Arid

Culture

Sun
Full, Half
Water
Extra in Summer, Low, Very Low
USDA zones
5–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Shrub, Succulent
Family
Agavaceae
Climate
Alpine, Arid

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Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — This North American native thrives in USDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — Navajo Yucca (Yucca baileyi) thrives in USDA zones 4-9 as a draught-tolerant perennial
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — This desert gem features stiff, blue-green leaves forming rosettes up to 2-3 ft wide, with a similar height
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — Minimal care is needed, symbolizing endurance and evergreen beauty in a landscape design
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — exemplifying resilience under a variety of temperate conditions
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — forming a rosette pattern
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — From late spring to early summer
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — you can expect the Navajo yucca to send up a spectacular flowering stalk
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — When integrating Yucca baileyi into your garden design
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — Springtime brings towering, bell-shaped cream flowers on spikes up to 5 ft tall
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — blue-green leaves that are rigid and pointed
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — Each leaf is edged with fine, curly filaments, which contrast beautifully against the plant's spiky silhouette
Navajo Yucca. (Yucca Baileyi) — Ideal for xeriscapes with full sun and well-drained soil
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