Soaptree Yucca

Soapweed Yucca is a dryland, evergreen herb with beautiful, edible flowers and fruits - native to the Midwest. Soapweed Yucca has edible fruits, flowers, and flower stalks.  Fruits can be eaten raw or cooked and dried for later use.  Flowers are said to be delicious, and can be eaten raw or cooked.  Flower stems can be used like asparagus stalks.  Leaves and roots have various other medicinal and practical uses. 

***NOTE: Roots contain saponins, and should NOT be eaten. 

Soapweed Yucca is a very ornamental plant.  Its evergreen leaves shoot outward in every direction, like a porcupine.  Its pithy stalk extends upward to height of up to 6ft, creating a strong presence in the garden.  Its dense cream-colored flowers dangle delicately from the stem.  Even as the stalk ages and browns, and the seedpods mature, the plant still holds interest and intrigue.  It looks great alongside other dryland native herbs, such as Biscuitroots and Balsamroots, or underneath dryland trees like Pinyon Pines.