Yucca 'Blue Boy' ~ Blue Boy Yucca

Blue Boy Yucca is a nearly stemless evergreen shrub with soft, arching sword-like foliage that emerges blue-grey and matures to a smoky purple.  A large central stalk bearing long panicles of nodding translucent white flowers rises in summer.  Best color with full sun and dry to medium well-drained soils.  It is drought, salt, and shade tolerant. Type:  Shrub Origins: Y. aloifolia Hybrid; Native Height:  5' - 6' Spread:  3’ - 5' Spacing:  4' USDA Hardiness Zone:  8 - 10 Culture:  Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color:  White Season of Interest:  Summer, Year-Round MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.  Prune as needed immediately after flowering.LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Xeriscape, and Containers. COMPANION PLANTS:  Russian Sage, Sedum, Yarrow IMAGES: Photoset by Forest and Kim Starr, (1) starr-120301-3451-Yucca_desmetiana-habit-Enchanting_F