My yuccas, Central Europe, Poland, zone 6.

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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 14, 2013 1:59 pm

unless we get to some zone 4b/5a temps......perhaps even colder.
I hope I won't be able to offer that... :?

Didn't get around to planting the 2 Big Mamas this summer, but for sure next spring.
Plus my 2 new nanas. :D

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Post by marceli » Sat Dec 28, 2013 1:02 am

Hurricane destroyed my protection again, but I'm not giving up 8)

Still looks and feels like early Spring with temperatures +10C/50F during the day!

Yuccas under the big polytunnel:
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Y. gloriosa/recurvifolia complex - still growing!
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Check out this rosette!
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And still unknown but growing longer and longer leaves yucca 'mystery'. I wish I put someone inside so you can see how big it is now:
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:43 am

Very very nice, marceli.

Rather than "someone", :lol: stick a coffee cup in there for scale.

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Post by marceli » Sat Dec 28, 2013 8:54 am

lucky1 wrote:Very very nice, marceli.

Rather than "someone", :lol: stick a coffee cup in there for scale.

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Nah! Coffee cup would be way too small, but I should have written 'something' - you got me there! :lol:
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Dec 28, 2013 9:01 am

:lol: :lol:
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Post by marceli » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:09 am

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Post by lucky1 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:28 am

Perfect!
Looks soooo nice.

Although the word "arctic" isn't lost on us in North America. :wink:

Your temp is so mild, it might need some water?
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Post by marceli » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:36 am

It had some water when the hurricane came.

This bottle was picked to keep the arctic cold at bay :lol:
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:41 am

Let me know if it works... :lol:
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Post by marceli » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:45 am

The magic works so far! U want one? :lol:

Y. elegantissima / schellenbaum:
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Jan 03, 2014 8:49 am

Love the colour on both, marceli.
And the filaments on the Y.ele.
Very nice.

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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Fri Jan 03, 2014 9:33 am

Very nice either the plants or work ben done to protect them!!! Should post a few of my yucca plants pics...
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Post by marceli » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:54 am

Update...

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Y. elegantissima (or schellenbaum):
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Y. gloriosa and my boot:
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Y. arkansana:
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Leaves are narrow now. Is it due to dehydration?

Y. baccata:
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Probably the worst looking yucca of all. Me thinking rain shelter all year round. Too high precipitation here for this species.

Y. recurvifolia keeps growing new leaves... in February:
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Y. neomexicana:
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This was an experiment due to very small size of this plant. Should I keep it under rain protection all the time?

Y. nofckinidea ;)
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Pretty decent size now. Looking forward to seeing it growing!

Another mystery yucca:
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No protection at all.
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:05 pm

You haven't had much of a winter, marceli, so it's surprising that one or two aren't doing well.
Didn't think you had a lot of rain either.
Leaves are narrow now. Is it due to dehydration?
Others here will be able to tell for sure, but whenever any leaves of mine (palms or yuccas) fold lengthwise, it's always been lack of water.
So you might be correct.

But the ones that are doing well are so lovely!

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Post by marceli » Fri Feb 21, 2014 11:01 pm

lucky1 wrote:You haven't had much of a winter, marceli, so it's surprising that one or two aren't doing well.

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They didn't look mint before winter came, so I knew it's gonna happen. I guess I'll try baccata with rain shelter. It really likes to be kept dry. Check our rainfall graph out: http://www.worldweatheronline.com/Plock ... es/PL.aspx
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Feb 22, 2014 8:50 am

Wow, marceli, you have had a lot of rain.
I'm sure envious of your annual average temperatures... :shock: especially winter.
Had no idea that Plock Poland was that mild.

Looks as though you're correct...a rain shield would be a benefit.
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Post by TimMAz6 » Sat Feb 22, 2014 2:20 pm

do you have another photo of your Y. neomexicana seedling? The photo you posted almost looks more baccata-ish or could be another baccatae-type Yucca. :?
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Post by DesertZone » Sat Feb 22, 2014 9:09 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:do you have another photo of your Y. neomexicana seedling? The photo you posted almost looks more baccata-ish or could be another baccatae-type Yucca. :?
I agree.
Looks baccata like to me? :?
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Post by marceli » Sat Feb 22, 2014 11:27 pm

lucky1 wrote:I'm sure envious of your annual average temperatures... :shock: especially winter.
Had no idea that Plock Poland was that mild.

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The truth is I live in continental climate, which means I have warm-hot summers and cool, sometimes very cold winters. It can be either -30C or +5C, but colder winter is more possible, unfortunately ;)
TimMAz6 wrote:do you have another photo of your Y. neomexicana seedling? The photo you posted almost looks more baccata-ish or could be another baccatae-type Yucca. :?
I do have photo of bigger Y. neomexicana from the same seed batch:
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Post by marceli » Wed Feb 26, 2014 10:55 am

Y. filamentosa x elata 'Big Mama':
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Feb 26, 2014 1:46 pm

Very nice, marceli.

Tim will be henceforth known as the Big Mama spreader... :lol:

I've got 2 BMs from Tim's seed (at left) to plant this year.

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Post by TimMAz6 » Wed Feb 26, 2014 3:00 pm

Hi Marceli

the second neomexicana looks much more like a neomexicana......that first seedlings sure had wide, thick looking leaves. Your big mama's look great.

Hi Barb

you big mamas look great too. Get them into the ground in spring......the more sun the better. 8)
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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:06 pm

marceli wrote:
Y. nofckinidea ;)

Is this a new species? :lol:
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Post by DesertZone » Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:38 pm

Cameron_z6a_N.S. wrote:
marceli wrote:
Y. nofckinidea ;)

Is this a new species? :lol:
They have been around for along time, once you can tell them apart you will find them every where. :lol:
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Post by marceli » Thu Mar 06, 2014 12:17 am

Y. nana has sprouted. My first one :D

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Post by janci » Thu Mar 06, 2014 4:42 am

beautifully :D

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Post by lucky1 » Thu Mar 06, 2014 8:02 am

Good job, marceli.
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Post by DesertZone » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:06 am

I have never got one of them to sprout, good job.
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Post by marceli » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:24 pm

DesertZone wrote:I have never got one of them to sprout, good job.
Really? 3 of 5 sprouted already :)
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Post by igor.glukhovtsev » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:35 am

DesertZone wrote:I have never got one of them to sprout, good job.
Aaron, haven't you? I had a bunch of them a couple of years ago....
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:22 am

Any pics of them Igor to see how much they've grown?

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Post by DesertZone » Fri Mar 07, 2014 11:39 am

igor.glukhovtsev wrote:
DesertZone wrote:I have never got one of them to sprout, good job.
Aaron, haven't you? I had a bunch of them a couple of years ago....
I don't think I have, I get mine from sucker plants.
I had some seed from one of my plants, and planted some, but I don't think any sprouted. :)
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Post by marceli » Thu Mar 13, 2014 9:16 am

I had to shave my gloriosa and recurvifolia due to brown spots on the leaves. It is some fungus caused by high humidity I guess so this time I left my "windows" open. Temperature inside greenhouse was over 27C/80F!

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Post by lucky1 » Thu Mar 13, 2014 1:42 pm

They're already growing, marceli :shock:
No wonder, either.
No winter. :lol:

They look great!

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Post by marceli » Fri Mar 14, 2014 1:16 am

Barb, when I had to cut off 75% of leaves I wasn't happy at all, but they should recover quickly.
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Post by lucky1 » Fri Mar 14, 2014 8:44 am

had to cut off 75% of leaves I wasn't happy at all,
Soon to be replaced, marceli.
Pristine leaves remain. :D
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Post by marceli » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:11 am

Is it safe to put my newly germinated yuccas outdoor exposing them to direct sunlight?
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Post by lucky1 » Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:17 pm

marceli,

I'd give them an hour of filtered light in the morning, increasing the time over a couple of weeks.

Let's see what others say.

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Post by marceli » Sat Mar 22, 2014 12:01 am

Temps hit 68F/20C yesterday, so I finally removed protection :twisted:

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I need some rain and a lots of sunshine now :D
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Post by marceli » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:06 am

My unknown yucca now:
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Check this trunk out :wink:
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One-year old Y. Filamentosa x elata 'Big Mama', recently plated:
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Should I dig it up before winter or leave as it is?

Y. neomexicana from Mesa Garden. Very small seedling:
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