Yucca elephantipes
Common Names: Giant Yucca, Spineless Yucca, Soft-Tip Yucca
Synonyms: Yucca guatemalensis
Yucca elephantipes
Description: Yucca elephantipes produces a thickened stem (or trunk) 1-2m long and 3-5 cm thick. The base of stem is often greatly swollen. The somewhat thinner, much shorter branches at the top of the stem are topped with rossettes of downard-arching, non-rigid leaves. Each glossy, dark green leaf can grow a metre or so long and 8 cm wide. Leaf edge are roughly toothed, but leaf tips are soft.
A specimen plant used for the architectural value of its leaf clusters, sprouting from upright or branched trunks of varying height.
For a balanced development, it is best to position the the Yucca elephantipes in a place where it is exposed to at least a few hours of direct sunlight.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Foliage – green
Shape – upright
PROPER CARE:
Watering in rest period – sparingly
Watering in active growth period – plentifully
Light – bright
Temperature in rest period – min 10C max 24C
Temperature in active growth period – min 16C max 24C
Humidity – low
Foliage Plants, Garden Plants, Indoor Plants, Ornamental Trees
