Giant Dagger Yucca
Yucca carnerosana
A massive, architectural desert icon with striking white filaments.
- Plant Type
- Succulents
- Width
- 3-8 Ft.
- Height
- 10-20 Ft.
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7 - 10
- Sun requirements
- Full Sun
- Design image count
- 1
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Create design onlineAbout Giant Dagger Yucca
Yucca carnerosana, known as the Giant Spanish Dagger, is a majestic arborescent species native to the Chihuahuan Desert. It forms a stout, single trunk topped with a dense rosette of rigid, sword-like green leaves decorated with curly white filaments. In spring, it produces a massive, branched inflorescence of waxy, snow-white flowers. This slow-growing, drought-tolerant plant thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, making it a dramatic focal point for xeriscapes and Mediterranean gardens.