On Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:47:43 -0600, Leona Henderson wrote:


How big do they get? I had the white yucca but was unable to bring it with me when I moved. I loved
it. It had developed three trunks from a pup about 15 years ago. It was about 6 feet tall not
counting the bloom stalks and containable in a bed about 4 feet wide. I'd like some red if it is not
too large as don't have the space anymore.

They can, at maturity, get to about 4 feet tall with a 6 foot bloom spike, but
that takes several years. The ones I grew from seed last spring are about 6
inches tall. Their second year they'll grow some, but the third year they will
put on a lot of growth. You can always save seed and plant it again if you
move. It's not like the large yuccas with white flowers around town.
The leaves are very slender and long, rather than flat.