Scientific Family
Agavaceae
Other common names
Datil
blue yucca
Indian banana
broadleaf yucca
Plant type
Yuccas
Plant Description
Origin
Native
A succulent with rigid, spine-tipped leaves in 1 or several rosettes accompanied with a long flower stalk.
Height
4 to 6 feet
Width
Can spread to 10 feet
Habitat
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Low elevation
3000
High elevation
8000
Flowers
Flower color
White
Flower shape
Bell-shaped
Tubular
No
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
July
Flower clusters
Elongated
White, waxy, bell-shaped flowers to 3 inches long growing on a stalk in long clusters. Generally more than half the length of the
flowering stalk is within the head of the leaves.
Leaves
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Other
Leaf shape
Other
Leaf margin
Other
Leaf hairs
None
Leaf Drop
Evergreen
Broad, stiff, spine-tipped leaves with white fibers on the margins; to 3 feet long and 2 inches wide.
Spines
Yes
Fruit
Fruit color
Green
Fruit type
Other
Large, fleshy, banana-like fruits that grow to 5 inches long.