Buying a Yucca means choosing a striking, sun-loving houseplant that requires almost no care. The Yucca elephantipes has a woody trunk topped with a crown of sturdy, pointed leaves. Choose from single-stemmed plants or branched specimens with multiple stems, ranging from compact to over two metres tall.
The Yucca elephantipes, also known as the giant yucca, comes from Central America and is one of the easiest large houseplants. Its graphic shape with a trunk and leaf rosettes fits beautifully in a modern, industrial or Mediterranean interior.
A Yucca with a single trunk is sleek and slender. Branched specimens and plants with multiple trunks of different heights are fuller and more playful.
The Yucca elephantipes is a houseplant. If you are looking for a hardy yucca for the garden, such as the Yucca rostrata, take a look at our Mediterranean Yuccas.
The Yucca wants as much light as possible, including direct sunlight. In the summer, it can be placed outside in a warm, sunny spot.
Water when the soil is almost completely dry: once every one to two weeks in the summer, and much less in the winter. Too much water causes yellow leaves and a soft trunk.
The Yucca is one of our easy houseplants. Combine it with a rubber plant for a sunny corner or choose a large Yucca from our large plants.
Yes, the Yucca is slightly toxic to cats and dogs.
A few yellow lower leaves are normal. Many yellow leaves indicate too much water or too little light.
Yes, in the summer, in a sunny spot. It is not hardy in winter, so bring it inside in time during the autumn.
