Yucca recurvifolia passes several names, including curveleaf yucca, dagger yucca and yucca that is weeping. This shrub, native to the south-eastern United States, thrives in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 7 to 10, where it reaches heights of up to 6 feet. The flat, pointed leaves and elegantly drooping cream-coloured flowers of the weeping yucca â which bloom from late spring to early summer â lend a tropical taste to landscape.
Select a planting site with well-drained soil. Even though it tolerates light shade, Yucca recurvifolia prefers full sun-exposure and sandy loam soils having a pH range of 5.5 to 8.5.
Dig a hole twice the size of the root ball of a yucca seedling that is weeping. Gently fan-out the roots so the spot where the foundation is met by the roots lies level with all the topsoil, and place the plant up right in the hole. Refill the hole and saturate it entirely with water to âwater-inâ the shrub. Plant weeping yuccas three feet apart from each other.
Water twice or once monthly throughout the seasons that are the new. Water seriously down to the roots and enable the soil to dry before watering again, as the drought-tolerant yucca that is weeping doesn’t tolerate soil that is water-logged.
A common-use fertilizer in accordance with the directions in springtime of the manufacturer’s. This is optional, as the yucca can prosper in low-nutrient soils.
Remove with pruning shears as they seem, any dead leaves, leaves contaminated with fungal places or invested flower stalks. This low-maintenance plant doesn’t need any any extra pruning.