Banana Yucca

Yucca baccata Torr. - Century-plant family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 4.0 feet

Planting Distance: 4.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Forb/herb

Root Depth: 6 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: Yes

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring, Summer, Fall

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: Yes

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: None

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Banana Yucca: Aethes yuccatana, Blastobasis yuccaecolella, Megathymus coloradensis, Megathymus coloradensis maudae, Prodoxus coloradensis, Prodoxus phylloryctus, Prodoxus quinquepunctella, Prodoxus y-inversus, Sosipatra rileyella, Tegeticula baccatella, Tegeticula yuccasella

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.