Soapweed Yucca Great Plains Yucca Yucca glauca 100 Seeds

The soapweed Yucca is a very cold hardy yucca that is native to central North America, from Canada to the mid-western United States and Mexico. It has long. slender leaves that form a globose rosette and a central, woody stalk. The leaves are blue-green and they have white fibers on the margins. The plants will produce multiple stalks and form large colonies of spiky clusters. The soapweed yucca is a member of the Agave family, whose members are usually from tropical or very hot dry regions so this species is very unusual in that it grows in very cold areas of North America. Leaves are up to 2 feet long. Large, white flowers are produced in spikes that are up to 3 feet tall. Fruits are brown, oblong capsules with black seeds. Yucca glauca was a traditional native American medicinal plant. The seed pods are edible. The roots contain saponins and were used to make soap. The leaves were used to make brushes, ropes and mats. The soapweed yucca is a good plant for xeriscaping and for a hard