MOJAVE YUCCA

Yucca schidigera

The Mojave Yucca is long-lived and grows slowly. This Mohave native is reported to live over 500 years in some cases, and specimens upwards of 200 years old are not uncommon to find. Important to Mohave ecology, this plant provides food and shelter to many desert-dwellers.

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GARDENING BASICS

Type: Succulents

Hardiness: -10˚F

Water: Low

Sun Exposure: Full

GROWTH

Growth Rate: Slow

Average Size: 8’ H × 8’ W

Coverage: 50 square feet

FOLIAGE

Foliage Type: Evergreen

Foliage Color: brown/tan trunk with green spines

FLOWERS & FRUITS

Flower Color: purplish-white

Flower Season: Spring

Fruit: dull blackberry-colored capsule

MORE COMMENTS

Thorns: Yes

Allergies: Unknown

Mojave Yucca and similar yuccas have slowly invaded the pet food market for its anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic properties, and for it's ability to reduce waste-odor by as much as 26%. Although this plant technically does not have actual thorns, it is listed as having thorns due to its stiff, sharply pointed leaves which can puncture skin like thorns.