Common names include Thompson’s Yucca, Big Bend Yucca, Soyate, Palmita, and Trans-Pecos Yucca.
Thompson’s yucca is a slow-growing, wide trunk forming yucca that grows to 6-12′ high with a tree-like trunk 5-8″ in diameter. It is very similar to Yucca Rostrata (Beaked Yucca), but with a slightly different growing habit. It eventually develops multiple heads and has symmetrical, columnar rosettes of stiff, thin, greenish-blue leaves with fine teeth along the edges. The older foliage hangs down neatly like a coat around the trunk. In April through June, it produces 3′-5′ flower stalks with dramatic, creamy white blossoms.
This yucca is native to limestone hills, rocky slopes and plains in southwestern Texas, southeastern New Mexico, and parts of northern Mexico.
Thrives in full sun and reflected heat. It grows in any well-draining soil, including on rocky slopes that are dry and exposed. This species will transplant and root easily in a container or in the ground. Drought-tolerant and cold hardy.
Height: 6′-12′ Spread: 6′ Bloom: April-June Light: Full Sun Water: Low Zone: 5-10 Origin: Texas, Mexico
