If there’s one thing yucca plants don’t need, it’s excessive pampering. These plants naturally grow in the arid regions of the American Southwest, Mexico, and the Caribbean—so they can handle droughts ...

While you might be under the impression you need to live in a tropical climate to grow a yucca plant, they actually make for excellent indoor companions. A genus of more than 40 perennial plants, ...

If you're in a dry climate, building out a rock garden, or trying the xeriscaping trend, a towering red yucca plant is a welcome addition. Red yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora) graces the garden with a ...

From the archive: This story originally published in The Desert Sun in 2019. On this south-facing slope in Morongo Valley there is a forest of very old Yucca schidigera, known as the Mojave yucca.

As we become accustomed to drought, the transformation of our gardens seems inevitable. During the past week, I received photos of two plants that are providing a spectacular flower show in the midst ...