General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Leaves: Glaucous
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Broadleaf
Other: Leaves are very stiff and spine-tipped.
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bi-Color
Multi-Color
Underground structures: Rhizome
Taproot
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Flowers
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Tolerates dry shade
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Stolons and runners
Offsets
Other: Rhizome Cuttings
Pollinators: Moths and Butterflies
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Common names
  • Banana Yucca
  • Samoa
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Yucca baccata var. baccata
  • Synonym: Yucca baccata var. vespertina

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Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2017-12-13
Juvenile plant covered in frost.
Location: Kane County, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-11-24
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-19
Unripe fruit.
Location: Kane County, Utah, United States
Date: 2016-11-24
Location: Conservation Garden Park, West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-05-10
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-19
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Decayed and hollow stem.
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-19
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Decaying stems of dead plant.
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Decaying stems of dead plant.
Location: Zion National Park, Washington County, Utah, United States
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Plant damaged by machinery.
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-10
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
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Comments:
  • Posted by BlueOddish (South Jordan, Utah, USA - Zone 7a) on Sep 19, 2020 4:00 PM concerning plant:
    The Hopi name for this plant is "Samóa".

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