While you can snag a basic Yucca at your local big-box hardware store or even during a trip to IKEA, the rarer varieties usually require a visit to a specialty nursery or a palm shop. When you’re shopping for these desert beauties, it’s important to look at more than just the price tag.
Understanding Yucca Pricing
Like most things in the gardening world, you get what you pay for. However, quality isn’t the only thing driving the price of a Yucca. The size of the plant is a huge factor—the bigger it is, the more you’ll pay. Finally, the specific species makes a big difference in cost. To give you an idea of what to expect, here’s a breakdown of some common Yucca varieties and their typical price points.
Yucca aloifolia (Spanish Bayonet)
- 15 inches: $30
- 24 to 28 inches: $50
- Care: Best in containers; only moderately cold hardy.
Yucca baccata (Banana Yucca)
- 10 to 12 inches: $30
- 40 to 44 inches: $110
- Care: Great for landscaping; very hardy (down to -13°F).
Yucca elephantipes (Giant Yucca)
- 6 to 7 feet (multi-trunk): $175
- Care: Strictly a container plant; not frost-tolerant.
Yucca filamentosa (Adam’s Needle)
- 20 inches: $40
- Care: Perfect for the garden; extremely hardy (down to -18°F).
Yucca filifera (Palma China)
- 12 to 16 inches: $40
- 32 to 40 inches: $90
- Care: Container plant; hardy down to -4°F.
Yucca glauca (Soapweed Yucca)
- 4 to 6 inches: $15
- Care: Excellent for outdoor planting; incredibly tough (down to -31°F).
Yucca gloriosa (Moundlily Yucca)
- 15 inches: $28
- 24 to 28 inches: $40
- 48 to 52 inches: $220
- Care: Landscape-ready; hardy down to -13°F.
Yucca recurvifolia (Curve-leaf Yucca)
- 4 to 6 inches: $15
- 12 to 16 inches: $28
- Care: Great for the yard; hardy down to -13°F.
Yucca rostrata (Beaked Yucca)
- 24 inches: $90
- 32 to 36 inches: $220
- Care: Best in containers.
- Winter Care: Only moderately cold hardy.
Yucca schidigera (Mojave Yucca)
- 36 to 40 inches: $155
- Care: Best in containers; limited cold hardiness.
Yucca thompsoniana (Thompson’s Yucca)
- 4 to 6 inches: $18
- 24 inches: $75
- Care: Container plant; hardy down to -4°F.
Yucca torreyi (Torrey’s Yucca)
- 28 to 32 inches: $55
- 40 to 48 inches: $110
- Care: Best in containers; only moderately cold hardy.