Spineless yucca (Yucca gigantea)

Family: Asparagaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Yucca gigantea is an evergreen Tree growing to 6 m (19ft) by 3 m (9ft) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 10. The flowers are pollinated by Moth. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in very acid soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour, and constitute a palatable vegetable. — The flower buds are eaten in soups.; They have a slightly bitter but quite agreeable flavour, and constitute a palatable vegetable.; Usually they are dipped in egg and fried, or mixed with meat stews, and sometimes they are eaten raw in combination with other raw salad vegetables.; The flowers are rich in vitamin C.

Habitat & North American Range

Common in cultivation, or in hedges and thickets, throughout the lowlands and ascending commonly in the mountains to middle elevations; it is often seen at up to 2,700 metres or perhaps even higher. (Zone 9)