Mohave yucca
Yucca schidigera
Last reviewed: August 2026
Light
full sun
Water
low
Size
36"–180" H × 48"–96" W
Bloom
Mar, Apr, May
Native to
AZ, CA, NV
Pollinators
yucca moths
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Find rebates in your areaThis yucca is a stout, clumping succulent shrub with rigid, sharp-tipped leaves and a tall flower stalk of cream-white bell-shaped blooms in spring. It grows in dry desert habitat and can live for many decades.
Wildlife value
Host plant for Yucca Moth.
It has an obligate pollination relationship with the yucca moth, whose larvae feed on some of the developing seeds while the moth is the plant's exclusive pollinator, a textbook example of a one-to-one host relationship.
Common questions
- How much sun does Mohave yucca need?
- Mohave yucca grows best in full sun conditions.
- When does Mohave yucca bloom?
- Mohave yucca blooms in March, April, and May.
- Where is Mohave yucca native?
- Mohave yucca (Yucca schidigera) is native to AZ, CA, NV, per vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists.
- What butterflies or moths does Mohave yucca host?
- Mohave yucca is a larval host plant for Yucca Moth.
Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists. Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.
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