Plant · P-1126

Spanish Dagger

Yucca treculeana

Spanish Dagger is an evergreen yucca that develops into a single-stemmed small tree over time, topped by a dense rosette of stiff, blue-green leaves up to three feet long, tapering to a sharp point capable of puncturing skin. In late winter and spring it sends up a tall flower stalk bearing dense clusters of white to purplish, sometimes red-tinged blooms, followed by a large fleshy seed capsule. It grows in full sun to part shade in dry, well-drained sandy, loamy or clay soil across chaparral and brush country, and tolerates heat and drought once established.