{"product_id":"yucca-rostrata-sapphire-skies","title":"Sapphire Skies Beaked Yucca - Yucca rostrata ‘Sapphire Skies’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSapphire Skies Beaked Yucca - Yucca rostrata ‘Sapphire Skies’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Sapphire Skies’ is the blue selection of \u003cem\u003eYucca rostrata\u003c\/em\u003e, with narrower and distinctly more powder blue leaves than the common seedling form. The leaves radiate from the growing point in a near perfect sphere, and as the plant ages a slow thickening trunk lifts that blue globe clear of the ground. It is the go to architectural plant for a hot, dry, contemporary garden because it delivers a hard geometric form with almost no water and no ongoing maintenance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Sapphire Skies Beaked Yucca\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: A consistently powder blue selection that holds its colour year round rather than greening off in summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpherical Head\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fine leaves radiating evenly in all directions create a geometric globe that reads as designed rather than grown.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlow Trunk Formation\u003c\/strong\u003e: The trunk builds gradually, so the plant stays in scale for years rather than outgrowing its position.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Leaf Tips\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaf tips are firm but far less rigid and dangerous than agaves or the spiny yuccas, so it is safer near paths and seating.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold and Drought Hardy\u003c\/strong\u003e: Handles hard frost and long dry spells equally, which is rare among architectural succulents.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Entry Statement\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single trunked specimen beside a rendered wall or steel screen is a complete design gesture.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGravel and Rockery Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits perfectly in a mineral mulch bed with grasses and low succulents.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sheds almost nothing into the water and tolerates reflected heat and glare.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeated Rhythm\u003c\/strong\u003e: Three or five matched plants at even spacing create a strong, formal desert palette.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through summer, into warm soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharp, fast drainage is essential. 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