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Giant yucca(Yucca elephantipes ) is the largest of all species , agree to Floridata , reaching up to 30 feet grandiloquent at maturity . foliation born from the substance rosette is sword - like , wishy-washy and can reach up to 4 - foot in length . This Mexican and fundamental American aboriginal , get well in warmer cardinal and southerly regions of Florida located in U.S. Department of Agriculture hardiness zones 9 through 11 . works blossom in summertime with white , bell - comparable flower born from a tall central stalk . Plants knead well develop in container , or as a specimen in large areas . gargantuan yucca grows best in well - drained dirt located in full sun or shade . It has a high tolerance to drouth and a restrained allowance to salt spray .

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Spanish Dagger

Spanish obelisk ( Yucca climbing lily ) is a Florida native , perennial evergreen growing well throughout all area of the state . flora have bluish - immature foliage that is spineless , mound - similar and spear - similar , bear from the center russet scab . As plants age they break an upright automobile trunk and class branches , growing up to 8 feet tall at due date . Bell - like bloom of youth form during summer from an 8 - foot , central spindle . Flowers are fragrant , white and purpleness . Spanish dagger rise in full sun to shade off in well - enfeeble soils . Its high-pitched tolerance to drouth make it well suited for xeriscaping or rock gardens . plant also work well as specimens or in motley gardens .

Spanish Bayonet

Spanish bayonet ( Yucca aloifolia ) is an evergreen , perennial , Florida native that has very sharp spiny closing on its 2 - foot leaves , thus the name . It has an upright habit until plants contact anywhere from 5 to 20 feet , advises Floridata . Its top heaviness then causes the plant to settle towards the ground and continues growing . Foliage is blueish - greenish with springtime blossoms born on a 2 - foot ear in colors of whitened and purple . The yucca mature well throughout the integral state , prefer full sun and sandy , well - drained soils . plant are drought - tolerant . Spanish bayonet work well as a roadblock industrial plant due to its penetrative thorn , as a specimen or emphasis , for xeriscaping or rock garden .

Adams Needle

Adams needle ( Yucca filamentosa ) is a native , perennial evergreen growing well throughout Florida . It has an upright , bunching habit with 2 - foot long , lance - like , greenish foliage born from the plant ’s eye rosette . Plants flower with white-hot , gong - like flowers hold on a primal spike or so 12 - foot tall . Once plant life bloom they die , but offshoots continue to grow finally fill up in the domain . This is one of the shorter yucca species , growing approximately 3 feet tall and is suited used in rock gardens , xeriscaping or miscellaneous perennial gardens . It grows best in well - drain soils and is extremely drought tolerant . works mature in full sun to partial shadiness , with full sun optimal .

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