Highest Yucca in the Southern Hemisphere
55 Church St, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia
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A quirky, much-loved landmark on Church Street at Richmond in Melbourne with a 4.5 rating across 11 reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Closed- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- FridayToday
- Closed
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- 00:00 – 23:59
Why it's worth checking out
The 'Highest Yucca in the Southern Hemisphere' sits on Church Street in Richmond, one of Melbourne's lively and characterful inner-eastern suburbs. With 11 reviews behind its 4.5 rating, it's a much-loved local landmark.
The appeal is a fun, quirky bit of local character — a famously tall yucca plant that has become a genuine local curiosity and talking point, a lovely reason for a photo and a smile while you explore the buzzing Church Street in Richmond. It's a lovely, free stop.
Landmarks and their surrounds change over time. Otherwise it's a free spot to enjoy any time you're on Church Street — look up to spot the yucca and bring your camera, and make a day of Richmond's shops and dining.
Spot Score
The Spot Score is our composite of five signals — two about the venue's standing with visitors and three about how complete and current this listing is. It is not a visitor rating and not a verdict on the food or the experience. The 4.5 from 11 reviews is Google's visitor rating, shown separately and never altered by us.
About the venue · from Google
- ReputationGoogle star rating, smoothed for review count
- 63
- PopularityHow many Google reviews it has
- 33
About this listing · our record
- Information qualityWebsite, menu and structured details on file
- 0
- Category fitHow well it matches its listed category
- 70
- FreshnessHow recently we last checked our sources
- 30
Last checked against sources 18 June 2026.
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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