What Is a Yucca Plant?
A yucca plant is a plant in the genus Yucca, a large genus of high-desert succulents in the lily family. Yuccas are native to the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico, where they are a common feature in the natural landscape. Historically, a number of native cultures have cultivated yucca plants or harvested products from wild yucca, and today, gardeners grow these plants as ornamentals in some regions of the world. The Joshua Tree is probably one of the most famous examples of a yucca plant, but there are a number of species, some of which look very distinctive. As a general rule, yuccas produce rosettes of large sword-like leaves on tall, stout stalks. The leaves are often very sharp and they may have spines or needles, which can make a yucca plant an unpleasant plant to tangle with. During the blooming season, a yucca plant will produce a cluster of waxy white flowers.
