Yucca Elephantipes Plant. This will ensure excellent drainage. The tallest of the yuccas, yucca elephantipes (spineless yucca) is a large, upright succulent shrub or small tree boasting several sparsely branched trunks that thicken over time and resemble an elephant's foot.

Because of this we need to plant it in a more breathable, well draining soil mixture. Yuccas are evergreen shrubs and trees from hot, dry areas of north and central america. Yucca elephantipes is not picky about soil.