Yucca gloriosa Citrus Twist - Spanish Dagger - Plant in 5 L Pot

Yucca gloriosa, commonly called Spanish bayonet or Yucca, is a wonderful plant for that sub-tropical effect. An evergreen shrub (though it looks more like a perennial than a shrub) that is native to beaches, sand dunes and fields from South Carolina south to Florida, Mississippi and Mexico. Yucca gloriosa Citrus Twist is a recent introduction. A tough plant that has striking, sword shaped foliage, lime to grey green in the centre with wide, golden yellow outer edges. On mature plants the upright flower spikes are held well above the foliage and can rise up to 1.4 meters - a spectacular sight in the late summer or even through to winter. Yucca gloriosa Citrus Twist will flourish in full sun in most well drained soil. It will not tolerate waterlogged soil. Very drought resistant. This plant can be used in a mixed planting but to my mind is best as a stand alone specimen in the garden or a container. If planting in a pot or other container. Use a good quality, John Innes compost as this plant will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Add a minimum of 20% horticultural grit by volume, to aid drainage. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 8-9 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost. Provided the location is well drained these plants have no problem with frosts as low as -15C.

The image of the plant in the wooden photo booth is from the current batch