Twisted-Leaf Yucca (Yucca rupicola)

Family: Agavaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Yucca rupicola is an evergreen Shrub growing to 0.6 m (2ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9. It is in leaf all year, in flower in September. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Hand. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Shoots, Flowers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

delicious raw, and can also be dried, crushed and used as a flavouring. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Flowers - raw or cooked.; They are delicious raw, and can also be dried, crushed and used as a flavouring.; Flowering stem - cooked and used like asparagus.

Habitat & North American Range

Limestone ledges and plains. (Zone 8)