Flowering yucca - what do I do with it

[ChishandFips33]

So, my normally boring 'Palm tree' looks like this at the minute - the stem practically appeared out of the blue!

It's been stunning (tip must reach over 7ft) but dying off now

What do I do with the flower stem - does it stay, do I cut it down as far in to the leaves, do I leave it to sort it's self?

Will it continue to produce new leaves? It was in such a sorry state when we bought the house but all I've done is yank off brown leaves and water the plants around it!

Thanks for any advice

Photo fail!
Mine is much much taller! brags

Just leave it. I have a variegated form which flowers every year, and leave the dead stems alone until the following year, when it can be pulled out easily. It does look a bit unsightly, but that doesn't bother me. As Yuccas are such 'unfriendly' plants, with a tendency to stab you, I prefer to leave well alone - mine has two large heads. It will continue to grow quite happily, and should flower every year.

That's great, thank you...

...and yes, the buggers are very stabby!!