The flowers are in large, showy, erect, paniculate inflorescences that only partly emerge from the leaf rosettes. The pendent, egg-shaped individual flowers have 6 fleshy tepals (petals and petal-like sepals) that are either separate from each other or only barely joined at the base. The flowers are pollinated by moths and are followed by large, fleshy, succulent, pendent, green fruits. The leaves form large, dramatic rosettes of erect young leaves and increasingly reflexed older leaves. The leaves are green to glaucous blue-green in color, thin, flexible, elongated, flat to upfolded lengthwise, lance-shaped with smooth, narrow red margins and sharply pointed dark tips, and usually non-filiferous (not producing strings) or rarely sparsely brown- to gray-filiferous. The stout stems are upright, unbranched, short to trunk-like, and covered with a skirt of drooping dead leaves. The plants are solitary (not clump-forming), single-stemmed, and will flower repeatedly over their long lives.
Sierra Madre Yucca Care
Yucca Madrensis
Other names: Hoary Yucca, Sword-cactus
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Humidity
Dry
Lighting
Part Sun
Temperature
10°C - 24°C
Hardiness zone
10 - 11
Difficulty
Easy
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Yucca is highly sensitive to water-logging. Water regularly in the spring and summer growing season, but make sure the plant has excellent drainage and dries between waterings. Water sporadically in the winter. Never let a yucca plant sit in a tray of water.
Pruning
Yucca occasionally needs to be pruned back when it grows too tall for the space.
Fertilizer
Fertilize during the growing season with liquid fertilizer or controlled-release fertilizer according to label instructions.
Sunlight
Yucca thrives in full sunlight, so they're perfect for that west-facing window where everything else burns up. They also do well in bright, indirect sun. Growing yucca in low light will lead to fewer flowers and thinner growth for the plant.
Soil
Yucca naturally grows in sandy, dry deserts. Inside, though, plant the yucca in a loose, well-drained potting mix. The potting mix doesn't need to be specially formulated or rich; in fact, this isn't a good idea for low-maintenance yuccas. Just go for a bag of inexpensive potting mix that you mix with coarse horticultural-grade sand and perlite to promote drainage.
Temperature
Yucca is adapted to the desert, where temperatures can soar into the 90s or higher and down into the 30s at night.
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