Spanish Dagger Yucca

Spanish Dagger Yucca (Yucca gloriosa) is an upright, clumping evergreen with a basal rosette of sword-shaped leaves and sharp tips. Fragrant white bell-shaped flowers rise on tall panicles from late spring into mid-summer, and older plants may form woody trunks. ## Garden Placement Use it as a specimen, accent, border plant, or screen where its sharp leaves will not crowd a walkway. The [North Carolina Extension profile](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/yucca-gloriosa/common-name/spanish-dagger-yucca/) describes full sun, some shade tolerance, well-drained sandy soil, and flowers visited by yucca moths, bees, and hummingbirds. [UF/IFAS](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP616) also records white, fragrant blossoms and coastal salt tolerance. ## Growing Conditions This species tolerates heat, drought, and salt spray. It grows in several well-drained soils, including sand and loam; keep the planting site from staying wet. ## Maintenance The species is slow-growing and rated low maintenance by NC Extension. Water sparingly after establishment and leave enough clearance for the pointed leaf tips.