Flaccid Leaf Yucca

I have these in large planters in prominent places in three of my largest flowerbeds . I love the red tinge on the leaf edges in the win...Read Moretertime . A big positive is when they bloom they seem to attract every hummingbird in the neighborhood . Great no frills no fuss plant .

The natural habitat for this plant is Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas and Tamaulipas in Mexico.

Average adult height ...Read Moreis 3-8 feet tall, with its droopy leaves mainly at the base of the plant. The leaves are about 2 feet long and 1/2-3/4 inch wide, sharp-pointed, stiff but not rigid.

The numerous flowers form a cluster up to 2 feet long on the upper part of the stem.

They generally do not fruit due to the absence of the yucca moth.,
which is the natual pollinator for the flowers of this yucca.

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Moist , Dry

Yucca louisianensis is considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of Y. arkansana whle others consider Y. freemanii and Y. arkansana to be synonyms for Y. louisianensis.

I brought a couple of these home to Indiana from New Mexico about 8 years ago. I now have several huge and spreading plants growing in a...Read More (full sun) sandy beach on the lakefront. They are thriving, one of them had five blooming shoots this year! They get water only when it rains and I only fertilize twice a year.

I have collected the pods to get the seeds. There are thousands of little black seeds.

This plant seems to be thriving in dry sunny spots in my garden. It likes good drainage and plenty of sunshine.
It makes a statues...Read Moreque feature plant, so should be carefully placed