Propagation | By removing offsets. |
Cultivation | Grow in a loam-based compost, but can tolerate chalky soil or sand. It can grow well in soils of any acidity. The soil should be slightly moist but well-drained. In the spring, summer and autumn grow outside in containers. In the winter grow indoors under glass in temperate climates. |
Pests | Scale, yucca moth borers, yucca weevils, leaf spot, and root rot .
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Notable Specimens | Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.
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Habitat | Horticultural origin. |
Bark/Stem Description | A large, upright shrub or small tree with several trunks forming near ground level and sparsely branched. |
Leaf Description | Variegated green and blue-grey stiff, leathery, narrow, strap-like, spineless leaves to 1. 2 m in length fan out in clumps. |
Flower Description | Flowering spikes up to 1 m long appear in summer and autumn bearing large numbers of creamy-white, hanging flowers.
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Fruit Description | Oval to 2.5 cm long, brown, fleshy fruit.
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