Group of Blue Sentry Yucca in pots on a gravel surface

Blue Sentry Yucca

2 Gallon
$64.90
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Blue Sentry Yucca

Yucca rigida 'Blue Sentry'

A slow-growing, sculptural yucca with stunning powder-blue foliage, serving as the ultimate focal point for modern dry gardens.

$64.90
Container sizeSize guide 2 Gallon

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Description

Blue Sentry Yucca is a breathtakingly beautiful species renowned for its stunning, powdery blue foliage and statuesque, architectural form. Its leaves are exceptionally stiff, narrow, and sharp, radiating from a single trunk in a perfect, symmetrical rosette. The foliage has a distinctive, waxy coating that gives it an intense silvery-blue hue, often edged in yellow. Slow-growing and highly sculptural, it makes an unparalleled focal point for modern, desert-style landscapes, where its cool color and dramatic silhouette can be fully appreciated.

  • Spectacular Powder-Blue Foliage: Prized for its rigid, bayonet-like leaves in a striking, soft silvery-blue color, often with fine yellow margins.

  • Perfectly Symmetrical, Architectural Form: Grows as a single, trunk-forming rosette with an incredibly geometric and orderly appearance.

  • Slow-Growing & Long-Lived: Develops into a medium-sized tree yucca over many years, becoming a permanent, investment-worthy specimen in the landscape.

  • Extreme Drought & Heat Tolerance: Thrives in intense, reflected heat and requires perfect drainage and little to no summer water once established.

  • Ultimate Focal Point: Its unmatched color and form demand attention, making it the centerpiece of any dry garden, succulent collection, or minimalist design.

Quick Facts

  • Features:Sword-shaped, rigid blue-green leaves with waxy coating and yellow margins, arranged in dense spiral rosettes. Produces towering spikes of bell-shaped creamy white flowers.
  • Mature Height: 12 ft (including flower spikes)
  • Mature Width: 5 ft
  • Growth Rate: Moderate
  • Light Needs: Full sun
  • Key Advantages:Striking blue foliage,Extreme drought tolerance,Deer resistant,Architectural form
  • Landscape Uses:Desert gardens,Modern landscapes,Rock gardens,Security plantings
  • Special Care:Remove spent flower stalks,Avoid overwatering,Tolerates poor soils,No fertilizer needed
  • Seasonal Interest:Flowers: Late spring to midsummer,Foliage: Year-round blue color

Faqs

Q: How cold hardy is it?
A: It is less cold-hardy than Y. filamentosa. It is generally reliable in Zone 7b-8 (down to 10-15°F / -9 to -12°C) with good drainage. In Zone 9a, it is perfectly hardy. Protect from excess winter wetness.

Q: Does it need special soil?
A: Perfect drainage is critical. It is prone to rot in heavy, wet soil. Plant it on a slope, mound, or in very gritty, amended soil. A raised bed is often the best solution in clay soil areas.

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San Francisco Bay Area is our primary local delivery market. Victory Nursery also serves additional California markets and selected extended delivery areas by arrangement.

Regular local delivery: San Francisco, Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, Marin, Tracy / Mountain House and surrounding service areas.

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