Find plants
My list (0)
Fleshy-Fruited Yucca, Datil, Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
Clump-forming yucca. Flowers followed by edible fleshy fruit, once used as a food source for native Americans. Flowers usually bloom just above the foliage.
- Plant type: Native, Succulent
- Maintenance level: Low
- Water requirement: Low
- Sun exposure: Full, Part Sun, Afternoon Sun, Reflected Heat
- Height range: 4–8 Feet
- Width range: 4–8 Feet
- Canopy value: 28 ft²
- Growth rate: Slow
- Seasonal habit: Evergreen
- Flower color: White, Red
- Flower season: Spring, Summer
- Fruit color: Purple, Green
- Fruit season: Autumn
- General foliage color: Green, Blue
- Design style: Thorns/Spines
- Hardiness cold tolerance: -20 °F
- Soil preference: Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
- Native location: Arizona, southern California, Colorado, southern Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and northern Mexico
- PH preference: Alkaline/Basic, Neutral
- Sunset zones: 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
- USDA hardiness zone: 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b
New Search