In our nursery we have several copies of Yucca elephantipes in a pot with a total height up to 3-4 meters. Commonly known as Elephant Foot Yuca, Izote or Giant Yucca is a plant highly prized for its exotic appearance, being able to reach 8-10 meters high if grown outdoors and 2-4 meters high if it is made as a plant inside.
It has a woody branched stem, thickened at its base. The leaves are elongated, somewhat fleshy, 50-100 cm long and with slightly jagged edges. The inflorescences are leafy panicles with white or cream bell-shaped flowers. Its flower, the izote, is the national flower of El Salvador. Its petals and young shoots are consumed as vegetables in salads.
Yucca is an easy to grow plant that is used as an indoor or outdoor plant in climates such as the Mediterranean, warm, frost-free or with weak frosts. Cultivated in a pot requires more regular watering than if it is in the soil, but always let the substrate dry between two watering. The main cause of death of Yuccas is excessive irrigation.
Cultivated outdoors it resists the lack of water very well, thanks to its leaves that close the stomata to save water and its roots that are capable of sinking up to two meters in the ground in search of water.
The multiplication is made from the lateral shoots that the plant itself produces. The cuttings must be about 20-25 cm long and about 5 knots. For about 30 days the substrate must maintain a constant humidity so that the cutting forms roots without problems.
We show below a photo gallery of the Yucca elephantipes. The format of sale is in pot. We have small and medium sized specimens, up to 3-4 meters high.
From the beginning we carefully take care of the planting process and continue to do so 27 years later. We do not accept anything that does not meet our high standards. What sets us apart from the competition.
UrbaPalms was born about 27 years ago in Elche (Alicante) with a first plantation of 20,000 Canary Palms and Date Palms on our farms.
We are specialists in the cultivation of these two species. We sell to individuals, companies and official organizations at very competitive prices, working both the national and international markets.
All palm trees are periodically treated with insecticides authorized against red palm weevil and paysandisia archon, the most important pests of the ilicitano palm grove.
We have authorization in force to issue phytosanitary passports for all palm trees that are expected to move from our facilities.
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