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Hi Guys n Gals.... just thought I would share with you Paul Spraklin's latest trip to Mexico which has created a lot of interest here in the UK and also on the German Yucca forum. There is a lot of interest in a hybrid Yucca between Yucca Queretaroensis and Yucca Filifera?? http://www.oasisdesigns.c...

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Erik.... aren't you glad you moved

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Ummmmm

maybe a teeny weeny bit premature with this thread at the moment. Hope your coping with your first Winter chill

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Most impressed with the the Nikau survival

Not trying any Butias? The Sago Palms are good to -5C then its downhill all the way without protection

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Canas tend to need warm soil to thrive. I have found that even in my Zone8a climate the rhizomes tend to blacken and rot even with a heavy mulch in Winter to stop frost penetration. Those that have survived in the ground are slow to recover and have smaller rhizome density. I simply dig them up with...

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Nice to hear from you again Barb

Those Rostrata "sapphire skies" look superb. Is that your Grandchild I see on your Flikr pics? Looks a happy soul

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Just had a look at your Winter forecast and it looks better than last year http://www.livescience.com/48315-mild-winter-forecast-2015.html?cmpid=558459 Interestingly at the end of this comment under Editors Recommendations is a real time timelapse taken from a Nasa Satellite of the Polar Vortex you ...

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This time last year we were in a long period of very warm to hot weather (UK standards of course :lol: ) This year is different although we did hit 80F today but unfortunately we are in a trough and looking desperately for a ridge to settle things down. I hope you are all enjoying the heat.... after...

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Hi Edwin.... a nice selection of Yuccas. The Colorguard in the pot looks superb. Mine is dying for some reason. I hope they all thrive for you

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Nice Palms Jim

How many leaves do you produce in a season on that Brahea Armata? I guess as the palm grows it will produce more leaves?

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Paul... that's a huge garden you have ... most impressive. Your hybrid Rhododendrons look really healthy. Arid bed looks good also.

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Jim, your succulents keep growing.... What's a size, what's a power! Looks like some of your agaves will be blooming pretty soon! Thanks Igor! I look all the time for a bloom-stalk on the Havardiana-it is such a beast! Hey Jim I'm amazed yours hasn't flowered. This one flowered on the Arid bed at C...

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Some great plants there Jim. I am so in awe of your Yucca Rostrata... never seen so many leaves on a plant. Your Agaves are awesome. My guess on that Parryi blue form would be Agave Americana Expansa

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It's magnifique Igor and looks to be growing well in your hot weather

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Lovely pics Aaron

That gorgeous Yucca looks to have Linearifolia genes in it??

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I'd like to think that buying from reputable dealers meant that you got the real deal. I bought a large trunked Nolina Matapensis from a reputable German Nursery only to find it was actually Nolina Hibernica. At least the French Nursery got this one right Yucca Glauca (in flower) http://s15.postimg....

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looking good Benny.... what are you going to pollinate it with?

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Benny.... I hope you are well and enjoying your Yuccas. You are indeed correct and thanks for that information. Your pictures are indeed interesting. Some of the more mature leaves on mine are turning mauve in colour and then brown possibly due to the neverending rain I am receiving at the moment. I...

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Good luck Mlobato You should not have too much trouble growing trunked Yuccas in a zone 7a climate. Regarding Yucca Brevifolia.. we do not get trunked specimens in Europe, they don't ship well. This is one particular Yucca that only enjoys its own natural environment only The best specimen I have fo...

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Aaron... that Clematis is an absolute gem. What species is it? Are most of of your flowers spring flowers? Thanks for showing

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Just a normal day in Britain

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Whats happened to it Jim? More to the point how are all your plants after your long vacation?

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Hi Tim.... I'll send a pic when Glauca flowers. Lets hope Decipiens is the real deal. The Nursery I bought them from also sells Filifera so hopefully they know the difference

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chadec wrote:Very nice looking yucca. Wish I could grow mine to height. Its rare to see them get that tall around here without falling over first. And this past winter rotted all our local aloifolia.

Chadec.... Was it the length of the freeze that killed them or low temperature or both??

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Those Rostratas do look good. Whoever planted them has done their homework with that banking mound. The Aloifolias look happy also. Struggling with mine somewhat here ... must be the evergreen rain

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Thanks for your replies

I will be planting them out sometime in May. I think the star of the show is that Yucca Flaccida "Ivory Tower" It will be nice to see those leaves on a more mature plant.
Igor... thanks for the good news

You forgot to mention the frost this weekend

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hey Mike... looks like I've got a head start on you :P Mine stayed evergreen this year Even a Musa Sikkimensis remained unscathed http://s10.postimg.org/oijhubzrp/IMG_2345.jpg First opened leaf on the Musa Sikkimensis http://s30.postimg.org/f2y2d1czh/IMG_2344.jpg I've a hunch yours will be taller by...

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Just took delivery of three new Yuccas from a French Nursery in Southern France and very pleased with them as as well :D but not the delivery costs which was virtually more than the Yuccas :shock: First off is the quite rare Yucca Decipiens which is similar to Yucca Filifera but more hardier (allege...

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Chammies are as common as muck over here hence you can get a good sized specimen for a good price. Der Palmenmann a German nursery has many sizes but for 60€ you can get this
http://www.palmenmann.de/shop/de/Buero/ ... milis-C-30

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Sorry to see all that damage Bryce but with a new season ahead its dust yourself off turn yourself around and start all over again

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My Hesperaloe Parviflora is alive and kicking but is being attacked by rampant Lobelia Laxiflora which has been evergreen this Winter. I've just obtained a new? Hesperaloe here call Mamulique. Has anyone got one over there? http://s30.postimg.org/ycbuqp071/IMG_2307.jpg Apparently hardy to -18C or lo...

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Sorry I didn't get back to you earlier Barb.... I've been doing a lot of overtime... to pay for one of those Vancouver properties :wink: Shocking prices Barb :shock: I wonder if there is Chinese Speculators there... Vancouver has a large Chinese population. This is what is happening in London with C...

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Barb.. Yeah its mostly about Med Countries. Me ? well I'm looking at possibly Madeira or the Canary Islands. Spain has some real bargains but Summers can be too hot especially Southern Spain. Our criteria is mainly mild Winters as my Wife feels the cold badly. We are taking a rare holiday this year ...

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It was the headline that caught my eye from Alex Brummer the UK Daily Mail City Editor who is currently in Washington USA quote : Snow Birds Global Warming? What global warming? That is what they are saying in Washington. After a Winter filled with snow storms, it was still coming down only last wee...

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Nice one Barb... is that the Brahea that you dunked in some toxic gunge? :lol: One of the spears on mine is opening and that's without heat :D Igor ...its not surprising to see Brahea Armata doing well in London there are plenty of CIDP planted out there and thriving and much bigger Washingtonia tha...

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Looking good Barb. I can confirm its Sabal Something

What plans have you got for protecting them when Jack returns later in the year?

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Hi Tim.... not sure what happened then but many of my evergreen leaved plants got burnt all at the same time. We went from cold to hot in a short space of time. May not have been adequate moisture in the sandy soil that they grow in? Here's the Daphniphylumm with burn http://s23.postimg.org/m9bn04qz...

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Nice pics Igor... I would love to take that Yucca Nana off your hands 8) , such a beautiful plant. I'm just wondering whether your pallida would have been better off with the same snow covering as the other Yuccas or perhaps a fungicidal spray prior to being enveloped. I've had a snowless Winter so ...

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I found this pic of protected palms when that recent freeze hit the southern states but can't remember where. Full marks for a fashion statement.

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Well my lowest Winter temp was -3.5c. My lowest spring temp is -5c (last night) so far

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