Silver Yucca (Yucca rigida) | Multi-Head Specimen, 2.0–2.5 m
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+| Location | Delivery Charges (AED) | Free Delivery (AED) | Schedule Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 25 | 99 & Above | Everyday |
| Abu Dhabi City | 25 | 499 & Above | Saturday |
| Abu Dhabi Outskirts (Ruwais, Al Sila, Liwa, Al Batha, Al Ghuwaifat) | 25 | 999 & Above | Saturday |
| Sharjah & Ajman | 25 | 99 & Above | Everyday |
| Northern Emirates (RAK, Fujairah, Khorfakkan, Dibba, Dhaid) | 25 | 499 & Above | Friday |
Description
This is a statement piece — a multi-head Silver Yucca standing 2.0–2.5 m tall, with multiple rosettes of rigid, powder-blue leaves radiating from a branched trunk. Yucca rigida in multi-head form is one of the most architecturally striking specimens you can plant in a Dubai garden, and examples of this size and complexity are genuinely rare. Available at AED 11,500.
Key Features
- Multi-head specimen — multiple rosettes on a branched trunk, the most prized and visually dramatic form of this species
- Striking powder-blue to silver foliage that holds its colour year-round, even under intense sun
- 2.0–2.5 m height — a mature specimen representing years of slow, patient growth
- Architectural silhouette that transforms modern, minimalist, and desert-style landscapes
- Available at AED 11,500 — a premium collector’s specimen priced to reflect its rarity and age
Why It Works in Dubai
Yucca rigida is native to the Chihuahuan Desert of northern Mexico, where it endures extreme heat, prolonged drought, intense UV exposure, and poor, rocky soils. It is one of the most genuinely desert-adapted ornamental species available — not merely tolerant of Dubai’s conditions, but actively thriving in them. Full sun intensifies the silver-blue leaf colour, and the plant requires almost no supplemental irrigation once established. It handles sandy and alkaline soils without amendment, shrugs off wind, and is virtually pest-free. This is a plant that gets better with neglect.
Care Snapshot
Light: full sun; the most exposed, sun-drenched position available is ideal
Water: very low once established; water sparingly every 10–14 days in summer, almost none in winter
Soil: extremely well-draining sandy or gravelly soil; thrives in poor, alkaline conditions
What You’ll Receive
A healthy multi-head Silver Yucca (Yucca rigida) at 2.0–2.5 m height with multiple rosettes, supplied in a nursery container ready for landscape planting.
*Actual product may vary slightly from the image shown. Landscape trees require professional planting for best results — visit our store for expert advice.
- Full sun
- Minimal - let soil dry between waterings
You are buying a young tree
It will keep growing for years after delivery. Here is how its size will change.
Tree size at delivery is what you see on the product photo. Mature size assumes good soil, irrigation and an unobstructed planting site.
How to care for this tree
Everything you need to keep it healthy in UAE conditions.
- Botanical name
- Yucca rigida
- Root system
- Fibrous - dense, surface-feeding
- Planting pit
- 90 cm wide×60 cm deep. Backfill with topsoil mixed 30% organic compost.
- Distance from walls
- Plant at least 3.0 m from walls, pools and drains.
- Mature size
- Height 4.0 m · matures in ~15
- Best transplant window
- Cool months Oct-Mar
- Growth rate
- Slow - gains a few cm per year
- Flowering season
- Spring-Summer
- Fertilization
- Sparingly in spring with low-nitrogen slow-release; avoid over-fertilizing weak growth.
- Pruning
- Remove dead/damaged leaves at base year-round; maintain clean trunk as it matures.
- Pests & disease
- UAE: highly drought/heat tolerant; watch for yucca moth or scale; ensure drainage to prevent root rot.
When to water
UAE outdoor watering rhythm by season.
Want us to plant it for you?
Our team digs the pit, amends the soil, plants the tree, stakes it, and gives you the first watering schedule. Recommended for trees over 1.5 m or with deep root systems.
- Pit excavation & soil amendment
- Tree placement, backfill & staking
- First-watering & care handover
Trusted by Dubai for 30+ years
The same garden center that supplies Dubai's landmarks
AGC is part of Tanseeq Investment Group. Our sister landscaping firm Proscape has installed and maintained outdoor landscapes at the UAE's most iconic properties since 1992, including the same horticultural team, the same nursery, and the same standard of tree.
- Burj Khalifa
- Atlantis The Palm
- Burj Al Arab
- One Za'abeel
- Dubai Mall
- Expo 2020 Dubai
Project credentials apply to the Tanseeq / Proscape group. AGC supplies trees from the same nurseries.
Plant it the right way
Soil, fertilizer and stakes that go with this tree.

