Which types are particularly suitable for the home?
Both the Yucca elephantipes and the Candle palm lily (Yucca gloriosa) make excellent houseplant. The Yucca gloriosa grows only slowly and only forms a trunk with increasing age. It has long, sword-shaped leaves that are gray to blue-green in color. Since they hardy it is also suitable as a garden plant.
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The Yucca elephantipes owes its name to its trunk, which is thickened at the lower end. It is somewhat reminiscent of the foot of an elephant. The German name of this plant is "Giant Palm Lily" because it grows up to 10 meters high in its Mexican home. Several stems grow from the thickened base.
The Yucca elephantipes like to spend the summer outdoors, for example on the balcony or terrace. But at temperatures below 15 ° C, it likes to move back into your living room, because it is not winter-hardy. Palm lilies do form though beautiful flowers, but unfortunately not if they are kept as a houseplant.
The most famous palm lily
The best known Palm lily for interiors, however, the yucca aloifolia, incorrectly also called the yucca palm, is likely to be used. The only thing that connects the palm lilies with the palm trees is the appearance of the leaves, because from a botanical point of view they are Agave family from the asparagus family. The Yucca aloifolia has an even, relatively thick trunk. If the plant has grown too big, it can be divided into several pieces.
The Yucca aloifolia can also stand outside in summer. They come in different subspecies with differently colored and striped leaves. For example, the “Marginata” variety has dark green leaves with a yellow border and the “Quadricolor” variety has vertical stripes in green, yellow, white and red.
Tips for palm lilies in the apartment:
- bright warm location
- pour little
- Avoid waterlogging
- Choose a sufficiently large plant pot
- Also suitable as patio or balcony decoration in summer
Tips & Tricks
The types of giant palm lily and the so-called yucca palm are particularly suitable as houseplant.
