Yucca rostrata 'Sapphire Skies'
- An architectural plant with a tall, sturdy trunk topped by a pompom-crown of spiky, steel-blue leaves
- Its globe of long, spiky leaves brings a dazzling effect wherever it is planted
- Creamy white flowers in summer once mature, it's a real eye catcher!
- Hardy to -10°C, this is an easy to grow specimen
- An established young plant in a 9cm pot
Product Description
Also known as the beaked yucca, Yucca Rostrata 'Sapphire Skies' is a plant of architectural impact with a tall, sturdy trunk topped by a pompom-crown of spiky, steel-blue leaves.
A superb plant for well-drained, sunny areas of the garden, the globe of long, spiky leaves looks much like an exploding firework and will bring a dazzling effect wherever it is planted. The leaves themselves are long and pointed and being fairly thin catch the breeze and move seductively.
A definite plant for collectors and lovers of the unusual, this is a plant that is rarely offered for sale and one that we're really excited to bring to you and with its head of creamy white flowers in summer once mature, it's a real eye catcher!
Hardy to -10°C, this is an easy to grow specimen and supplied as an established young plant in a 9cm pot, ready for potting up or planting out.
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Plant Information
Top Tips
Care Guide
Planting Advice for Yucca 'Sapphire Skies':
- Plant in a sunny position in soil that is very well drained. If in doubt, dig in some horticultural grit to open up the soil or grow in a large pot.
- Water your potted plant well.
- Dig a hole a little deeper and 3 x wider than the nursery pot.
- Add a soil conditioner such as well-rotted manure to the earth removed from the hole if necessary.
- Remove the plant from its pot and tease out a few of the roots.
- Place your plant in the hole at the same level at the pot.
- Refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).
- Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the root ball.
- Water well and mulch around the base of the plant with a collar, compost, gravel, bark etc.
Aftercare Advice for Yucca rostrata:
- Young plants in pots should be fleeced in cold winters to protect the roots.
- At no point allow plants to sit in water
Pruning Advice for your Yucca:
- Generally does not require any pruning. Remove faded flower stems to the base after blooming.
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