Yucca Species, Banana Yucca, Broad-Leaf Yucca, Datil Yucca, Fleshy-Fruited Yucca

Zone 9-A. Lots of blooms, but this is the first year they fruited. Last winter had exceptional cold, lower 20s. The plant spreads by lowe...Read Morering the trunk over the ground. As it has no need for defence, thorn tips are cut off the ends of leaves. The entire plant was used by American Indians.

Set out two plants mainly for the fruit. Each has bloomed once but no fruit set. The spikes are very sharp, and no matter how careful I...Read More am I get stuck now and then when pulling weeds around them. However, a nice looking plant with no added water.

Grows native here in the high elevation reaches of central Arizona, it's a fairly common plant on the floors of the pinyon-juniper woodla...Read Morends that span much of my area, up into the Ponderosa Pine forests. They seem to have an amazing tolerance to the brutal summers in phoenix, all the way up to the lower reaches of Mt. Elden in flagstaff where the winters are extremely long and snowy. Of the few that grow on my property, they need no upkeep and are doing just fine in a region where we get less than 20 inches of rain a year, while their beautiful spring blooms add a nice touch of color to a xeriscaped yard, and bear an edible fruit as well (Although, I have not tried harvesting them.)

I see them everywere 5b zone they always survived every winter even if it was -16F mine has no winter damage and if flowers and grows fruit.