Plant Database
Sapphire Skies Beaked Yucca
Yucca rostrata ‘Sapphire Skies’
Yucca rostrata 'Sapphire Skies' is a spectacular, evergreen succulent prized for its nearly perfect spherical crown of intensely powdery blue, needle-like leaves and its striking architectural form. This superior selection of the Beaked Yucca features a dense, symmetrical rosette of stiff, narrow, sharp-tipped leaves in an unforgettable sapphire-blue to silver-blue hue, creating a dramatic, sculptural focal point in any sunny landscape. In late spring to midsummer, mature plants send up tall, branching flower spikes bearing large, pendulous, bell-shaped, creamy-white flowers that attract pollinators. Exceptionally drought, heat, cold, salt, and deer tolerant, it is an outstanding choice for xeriscape gardens, rock gardens, coastal plantings, modern landscapes, and large containers.