Yucca Elephantipes

Yucca Elephantipes Care

Yucca Gigantea

What is the plant

Yucca elephantipes—also called spineless yucca, stick yucca and yucca gigantea—is a type of shrubby plant with thick cane stems and sword-shaped leaves. Yucca plants grow outdoors in hot arid climates. The Yucca elephantipes is an ideal tree like houseplant because of its soft palm-like foliage, medium growth, and for its ease of care. The yucca plant is a type of evergreen shrub that looks like a small tree. The tree like yucca plant has large sword like leaves, and large clusters of white flowers.

It can have an aggressive root system.

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Humidity

Dry

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

4°C - 24°C

Hardiness zone

9b - 11b

Difficulty

Medium

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Yucca plants require the top 2.5 inches of the soil to feel dry to the touch before watering. this typically means watering yucca plants every 10-14 days but can vary according to differences in climate. however the how often you water depends on how quickly the top 2.5 inches of the soil dries out. this can vary due to:
Pruning
Houseplants should typically be pruned at the beginning of the growing season, which is late winter or early spring for many varieties.
Fertilizer
Liquid fertilizers are applied more frequently, bi-weekly or monthly, for example. Granular products are used less frequently, perhaps once every month or two. Slow-release houseplant fertilizers break down slowly and release their nutrients in small amounts, over a longer period of time. A single application of most of these products lasts for three to four months.

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Sunlight
Needs 12-18 hours of indirect sunlight.
Soil
Rich, well-draining soil.
Temperature
Spineless yucca plants thrive indoors in average room temperatures. One of the benefits of growing yuccas as a houseplant is that they handle temperature changes well. Yuccas grow just as well in 90°F (32°C) as they do in 30°F (-1°C).

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Container
Use a ceramic porous pot with a good drainage.
Additional
According to the SPCA, yucca is toxic to dogs, cats, and horses because of the saponins it contains. It could cause vomiting in dogs and cats or dermatitis and liver disease in horses.
Popularity
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