Joseph Pacocha
Yucca’s……the persistent perennial plant that will not leave without a fight!
While not very popular these days, yucca’s were a very common perennial found all over the Chicagoland area 20 plus years ago. These plants are durable!! They spread by rhizome and develop a deep tap root which makes them resilient to weather extremes, but very difficult to remove when the time comes for a change. Because of their rather extreme deep growing tap root (sometimes over 15 feet into the ground!!) and vast network of spreading fiberous roots, they cannot be eas