While you might be under the impression you need to live in a tropical climate to grow a yucca plant, they actually make for excellent indoor companions. A genus of more than 40 perennial plants, ...

What do a yucca tree, a tangerine tree and a hellebore have in common? Not much, really, except that, if you live in the San Fernando Valley, you can grow all three of them in your own backyard. Yucca ...

What do a yucca tree, a tangerine tree and a hellebore have in common? Not much, really, except that, if you live in the San Fernando Valley, you can grow all three of them in your own backyard. Yucca ...

Researcher Chris Smith and field assistant Candace Fallon introduce Yucca moths to blooms on Joshua trees in the Mojave desert during research, Apr. 07. This iconic plant of the Mojave Desert also ...

The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 146, No. 2 (APRIL-MAY 2019), pp. 128-137 (10 pages) We evaluated several mechanisms that enable saplings of Yucca filifera (Chabaud) to endure water ...

The soaptree yucca, Yucca elata, is a slow-growing native plant that is well-worth waiting for. It is native to our region and the Chihuahuan desert, as well as northern Mexico. It’s very ...

The desert plant takes 10-15 years to grow to the size most buyers want, leading to an illicit underground plant trade. It’s another dry year in Texas, and as more people adopt xeriscaping, or drought ...

Homeowners and gardeners looking for low-maintenance ways to landscape a front yard for added curb appeal often turn to yucca plants (Yucca spp.). They need minimal upkeep, have towering blooms, and ...

Brush up against a yucca plant and you won’t forget it. The needle-like points on its long, narrow leaves can deliver memorable puncture wounds. Yuccas are relatives of aloes, hostas, asparagus, and ...