Reasons Why A Yucca Plant Would Droop One day I noticed that all of a sudden my yucca plant was no longer sturdy and upright but was instead looking droopy and leaning over - quite severely actually, as you can see in the first picture below.  Since yucca plants are known for being hardy and requiring minimal maintenance I knew there was something very wrong.  A healthy yucca will not start drooping or leaning just because it grows larger and more top-heavy. A yucca plant with healthy stems can easily withstand the pressure of additional weight so, given the state of my plant, it was imperative that I diagnose the…