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Yucca baccata (Datil Yucca or Banana Yucca) is a common species of yucca native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, from southeastern California north to Utah, east to western Texas and south to Sonora and Chihuahua. In California it is found primarily in northeastern San Bernardino County. It gets its name from its banana-shaped fruit. Banana Yucca is closely related to the Mojave Yucca (Y. schidigera), with which it is interspersed where their ranges overlap; hybrids between them occur. It is also related to Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) and is found primarily in Joshua Tree Woodland in California.
Shrub, Succulent
3 - 6 ft Tall
6 ft Wide
Upright
Slow, Moderate
Evergreen
White
Spring
Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Low, Very Low
Max 1x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to 5° F
Fast
Typically coarse, fast draining decomposed granite.
Soil PH: 6.5 - 8.0
Dried leaves may be removed at any time for a neater appearance
By seed
2, 3, 7*, 8, 9, 10*, 11, 14, 15, 16, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22, 23
High desert mountains and plateaus where snow is common in winter
Joshua Tree Woodland
Utah Agave (Agave utahensis), Bigberry Manzanita (Arctostaphylos glauca), Big Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata), Desert Ceanothus (Ceanothus greggii), Apache Plume (Fallugia paradoxa), California Juniper (Juniperus californica), Penstemon spp., Bladderpod (Peritoma arborea), Antelope Brush (Purshia stansburyana), Desert Sage (Salvia dorrii), Mojave Sage (Salvia mohavensis), Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), and various cactus species.
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Likely
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Confirmed
Yucca Giant-Skipper
Megathymus yuccae
Angelic Sweat Bee
Agapostemon angelicus
Big-cheeked Mason Bee
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Great Purple Hairstreak
Atlides halesus