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Zone 6b yuccas in Idaho

Post by DesertZone » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:30 am

I know I have posted some of this before.

Nice yuccas in Boise Idaho
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Tim still looking for my pics of the rostrata from the zoo. :)


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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:22 am

Hi Aaron,

I remember one of those videos. Can you drive by and see if they are still alive??? or is this location too far away from you? I'd like to know if those fax's can survive in ID too.
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Mar 11, 2012 9:49 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Aaron,

I remember one of those videos. Can you drive by and see if they are still alive??? or is this location too far away from you? I'd like to know if those fax's can survive in ID too.
Boise is not my favorite place, but I can tell you that they are still alive as recent as last year and this winter was mild. I have no problem going there if I did not have to drive alone. My wife is not one to look around for plants. :x

If I could I would also hunt down the trachies in Nampa ID, not far from Boise. I might try and talk LaMar into going? But would depend if he would be willing?

Ok, If your going to twist my arm I might go...when it warms up a bit more. :lol:

PS Boise has had fax's for aleast 10-20years but they change things so fast over there. They have some going up a hill on the road to the bench area. If I can think how to get there? :?
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:49 am

Here you go Tim, but not the proof I was hoping for. :x

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After flower?
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and a cyperus
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:38 pm

Hi Aaron,

those are some nice specimens. The Y. rostrata has some really narrow leaves.......this is great. Since it has two heads it must have bloomed recently.

The Cyperus is totally cool. That's a really big specimen.
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Post by bgodwin1987 » Sun Mar 11, 2012 6:42 pm

I really like Suguro Canyons landscaping. I like all the rock and hardscape, and the way they mixed the yuccas and cacti with more common hardy garden plants that have a desert kinda feel. Like the russian sages, sedums, Mexican feather grass, Fountain grass, roses etc, I love it inspires me for my own landscape. Its pretty amazing too because it's in zone 6b, and those Yuccas are huge, it looks like a warmer zone than it actually is. Pretty neat
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:48 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Hi Aaron,

those are some nice specimens. The Y. rostrata has some really narrow leaves.......this is great. Since it has two heads it must have bloomed recently.

The Cyperus is totally cool. That's a really big specimen.
I hope too make it down this spring/summer and get some more pics. I have also seen two big blooming ocotillo's somewhere there.

The cyperus I thought was a redwood because of the cycad type of leaves, but then my wife pointed out the sign. :lol: They had a huge sequoia/redwood at a five point intersection there but must have removed it sence I lived over there. Sad if they cut it down, I guess they would have had too? :roll:
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Post by DesertZone » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:54 pm

bgodwin1987 wrote:I really like Suguro Canyons landscaping. I like all the rock and hardscape, and the way they mixed the yuccas and cacti with more common hardy garden plants that have a desert kinda feel. Like the russian sages, sedums, Mexican feather grass, Fountain grass, roses etc, I love it inspires me for my own landscape. Its pretty amazing too because it's in zone 6b, and those Yuccas are huge, it looks like a warmer zone than it actually is. Pretty neat
I like it also. I would love that in the middle of the roads. 8)

Here's another, I noticed all the landscapers say they are the first to plant truncking yuccas in the area. :lol:
I have even seen agave there and that was over 20 years ago. :wink:
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Post by bgodwin1987 » Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:26 pm

That seems kinda crazy that agave are growing there and have been for 20 yrs. Though i imagine its a bit drier in the winter than where I live. That Cypress tree looks like a Pond Cypress, there are a few that are growing here on Southern Illinois University's Campus where I go to school growing near the campus lake and there are a bunch of Swamp Cypress there too, same species that dominates the everglades. They are fairly common here especially in the river bottoms the largest cypress swamp north of florida is in southern Illinois Cache river wetlands. Very neat place some of the tree's are abt 1,000 yrs old, only virgin forest left in Illinois. Also at my school there is a huge Dawn Red Wood tree thats about 80 yrs old, it was one of the first Dawn Redwoods to come into this country, im told.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:09 pm

blooming ocotillo's? WOW, please check on their status too........if they are alive that would be so great!! :D
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Post by DesertZone » Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:17 am

bgodwin1987 wrote:That seems kinda crazy that agave are growing there and have been for 20 yrs. Though i imagine its a bit drier in the winter than where I live. That Cypress tree looks like a Pond Cypress, there are a few that are growing here on Southern Illinois University's Campus where I go to school growing near the campus lake and there are a bunch of Swamp Cypress there too, same species that dominates the everglades. They are fairly common here especially in the river bottoms the largest cypress swamp north of florida is in southern Illinois Cache river wetlands. Very neat place some of the tree's are abt 1,000 yrs old, only virgin forest left in Illinois. Also at my school there is a huge Dawn Red Wood tree thats about 80 yrs old, it was one of the first Dawn Redwoods to come into this country, im told.
The first agave I seen growing in Idaho was a parryii in Caldwell ID. I thought it was fake when I first seen it, but it kept gertting bigger. :lol:
I really like the red woods and thier close cousins the bald cyperus. I think the tag said it was from louisiana (bald cyperus), but has been awhile. I do know they grow all the way north into southern Illinois. :D
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Post by DesertZone » Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:23 am

TimMAz6 wrote:blooming ocotillo's? WOW, please check on their status too........if they are alive that would be so great!! :D
I have only seen them once, they are by the college. They were big like 10-12 feet big not something they could move, so I guess they have been there awhile? I look for them everytime I get in that area. Maybe if I get lucky I can find them again. I wish someone from that area would get on this board. :?

They have some in that sub I'm going to check out, but ocotillo can very so much in cold hardy. Depends where thier from. :)
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 1:55 pm

where do you think the hardiest Ocotillos are native too?
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Post by DesertZone » Thu Mar 15, 2012 4:52 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:where do you think the hardiest Ocotillos are native too?
I'm not sure? I would like too try some from the Mule Mts (Bisbee AZ), Florida Mts (Deming NM) and I just got one of e-bay from west Texas said too have survived -5f. I know it got down to -8f at my land in Texas and they have lots ocotillo in that area.

High Country Gardens has one for sale that is said to come from an area that gets about as cold as they come from NM. I tried it once but may have been too young? The one I have now is bigger and is going in a better spot. :D
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Post by TimMAz6 » Thu Mar 15, 2012 6:18 pm

Hi Aaron..................I may need to try an Ocotillo......................but we are wet...........probably a gonner in my climate but worth a test.
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Post by DesertZone » Thu Mar 15, 2012 8:00 pm

Tim I got mine from e-bay for 19.00 bucks I think. It's about 3ft tall not a bad price. This will be about the 3-4 time I have tried one. I have even grown a few from seed, grow faster than one might think. :wink:
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Post by TimMAz6 » Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:17 am

what killed your Ocotillos?
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Post by DesertZone » Fri Mar 16, 2012 11:32 am

TimMAz6 wrote:what killed your Ocotillos?
I'm not sure, could have been wet feet in the winter? Even my seed grown plant died at temps that I thought simi-mild. I have not tried them in a better sand-gravel mix like I have now. I think I will have much better results now. :D

PS could have been that smaller plants are not as hardy. :?
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Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:43 pm

Aaron you guys are so much farther ahead of what we have here. The fact that you can get trunking Yuccas shipped up from Nevada cheap is a big plus. We have few Y. rostrata in Kelowna that are 6 ft. tall. Not nearly enough IMO. Thanks for the pics.


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Post by DesertZone » Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:56 am

Hi John
We are lucky too have such a cheap supply of plants here. Too bad there is not an open border policy on plants shipped from the US. :x
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:52 am

Too bad there is not an open border policy on plants shipped from the US.
Might affect Canada's palm plantations :lol: :lol:

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Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Sat Mar 17, 2012 1:52 pm

"Open border policy". The government needs it`s tax "Thievery"money from us don`t ya know! :lol:


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A couple of larger Y.rostrata

Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:06 pm

Was out today and brought my camera. Here are a couple of nice Y. rostrata 10 min drive from my house. The first one looks as though it had a little setback recently. http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6991112573/ The other one looks great. It also has some prickly pear cactus for some company. http://www.flickr.com/photos/67364497@N07/6991112581/ We need a ton of these planted here!


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Post by lucky1 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:27 pm

Wow, have never seen those anywhere in Kelowna.

Do you know if they were planted as youngsters, or only a year or two ago?
Wonder where they got 'em from if they were recent additions.

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Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Sat Mar 17, 2012 4:41 pm

Barb they have been planted there for over five years now as 10 gal. He bought them in Vancouver. They definitely have seen some cold over that time. I drive by frequently to see how they are doing. Now I really want some big ones like these. :)



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Post by lucky1 » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:57 pm

Would love one of those myself.

Where in Vancouver?
Wonder if Kelowna Flower Farm would bring some in...or maybe tell us the price first. :lol:
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Post by Okanagan desert-palms » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:09 pm

Barb he said he just happened to be lucky enough to be at a nursery that had them. Don`t know the name. I asked the flower farm to bring me six 10 gal Y.rostrata 4 years ago and ended up with Y. rigida as you know "not cheap!" Apparently "Blue beaked yucca" is up for mixed interpretation between nurseries.


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Post by DesertZone » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:14 pm

Okanagan desert-palms wrote:Barb they have been planted there for over five years now as 10 gal. He bought them in Vancouver. They definitely have seen some cold over that time. I drive by frequently to see how they are doing. Now I really want some big ones like these. :)



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Those look awesome. :shock: I want some too. :D
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Post by DesertZone » Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:43 pm

Here you go Barb.
More Boise Idaho yuccas. I found this growing in Boise when I went there today.
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filimentosa and recurvifolia? I seen some big recurvifolias but couold not stop for pics!
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:23 pm

Hey Aaron, that triple-header is A-1.
Beautiful size and condition.

The lowest rosette appears to have some light green growth, maybe from growing into the Fall.

It doesn't even look like it's seen any cold :lol:
Completely unfazed by winter.
I'm impressed.

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Post by DesertZone » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:44 pm

lucky1 wrote:The lowest rosette appears to have some light green growth, maybe from growing into the Fall.

Thanks!
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Your welcome.
I want to keep you inspired. :D

I was thinking that samething about the fall growth. The had some colder than normal weather for over a week. Cold -1F or colder at night and day time temps in the single digits and teens.
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Jan 25, 2013 8:54 pm

Inspired?
I'm drooling over that Yucca.
Cold -1F or colder at night and day time temps in the single digits and teens.
I may go outside and rip the plastic cover off my 3 rostratas.
Harden 'em up a bit so they're not pansies.
Or posies, or whatever the term is. :lol:

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Post by marceli » Fri Jan 25, 2013 11:29 pm

These plants look like there's no winter at all. How dry is that area in winter? It must be dry, since they look so good!
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Post by DesertZone » Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:20 am

marceli wrote:These plants look like there's no winter at all. How dry is that area in winter? It must be dry, since they look so good!
They recieve about 12-14inches a year.

The yellow on the new growth, I would say is some damage to late fall growth. But I think it will be fine.
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Post by DesertZone » Sat Jan 26, 2013 7:49 am

Just another view. :D

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:57 am

It obviously doesn't mind car exhaust either.

Love the neat work on the leaf bases!

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Post by DesertZone » Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:36 am

Barb,
have you ever grown any from seed?

In five years you can have a nice looking plant, and some test subjects. :)
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:11 am

Yup, but only one is still on this side of the soil.

Five years, huh?
This guy was started in 2009... :lol: :lol:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/8215124264/" title="017 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8060/8215 ... 9a91_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="017"></a>

I know...I know.... :lol: gotta get the hang of growing these things.

So he's got one more year to impress me. :blackeye:

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Jan 26, 2013 10:20 am

oops...Seems he was started 5 years ago...found this pic DATED 2008:
No idea what happened to his brother.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/2639223315/" title="DSC01432 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3117/2639 ... fcce_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="DSC01432"></a>
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