The gorgeous Yuccas downtown

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Jun 13, 2012 12:40 pm

Had a chance to take some pics this morning.
Totally unprotected during winter.
Likely a big benefit from the adjacent apartment building and pavement.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7184087353/" title="001 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7095/7184 ... 3cf9_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="001"></a>

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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7184096917/" title="003 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7184 ... cca9_c.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt="003"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7369329032/" title="004 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5344/7369 ... 9f0e_c.jpg" width="800" height="600" alt="004"></a>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7184093113/" title="005 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5035/7184 ... 2238_c.jpg" width="600" height="800" alt="005"></a>

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Pretty!

Barb

Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:56 am

Thanx for sharing

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 4:41 am

NIce Yucca!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:52 am

those red flowers are drop dead gorgeous!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 1:52 pm

I should try heading back there.
But I'm not often in town.

Any idea when I might find some mature seeds? a week from now? a month?

Since it's next to a fire hydrant, probably lots of dog pee if I wait until they fall on the ground.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:07 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:those red flowers are drop dead gorgeous!

I hope she can get seed from them?(no moths?) Those have the red people love, you should see seed pods in a month if a moth finds them.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 5:39 pm

oh yea, forgot about the elusive moth!

Location is right across from the RCMP station...do I dare try some pollinating with a brush?
Might get arrested for lascivious behaviour (or whatever it's called).

So, without "the moth", there'd be no viable seeds????

Barb

Post by **Jay-Admin** » Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:31 pm

Very nice Barb. I kinda remember those yuccas after being
let out of the cop shop early morning.

Just kidding!

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 8:30 am

The color is awesome!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:41 am

I kinda remember those yuccas after being
let out of the cop shop early morning. icon_biggrin.gif Just kidding!

Good one Jay

So...the mystery remains whether they can have viable seeds without the yucca moth.
Maybe a very tall dog's spray might do it?

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 5:18 pm

Wow, gorgeous indeed Barb! Thanks

bgodwin1987 · Post by **bgodwin1987** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 6:36 pm

Nice Yucca Barb, love the shape of the flowers and the color.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:47 pm

too bad Yuccas need a moth..........................I found these markers on my Yucca flowers this afternoon........somebody was in my yard hybridizing my Yuccas with Paul's rostrata pollen and Aaron's baccata pollen! Oh yea.....it was me. ( see the black and white markers??).

<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/ ... a48fd9.jpg>

<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/ ... 201642.jpg>

PS you need some moths...........GOT PLENTY!! SEE them in the photo below???

<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/ ... bed227.jpg>

Too bad we got those horrible beetles too.....see the 'hole' in the unopened flower??

<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/ ... 791382.jpg>

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 12:04 pm

Cool, Tim, that you're working on crossing them.
It'll be super to see how the hybrids perform.
Hope they get the best traits of each.

Heck, if you've got yucca moths in MA, maybe they're around here somewhere too.

I forgot what kind of beetles are wrecking your flowers.

I take considerable pleasure in squishing the box elder beetles that are crawling all over my Trachy flowers.
And the y. rostrata too.
(squish, squish, squish

)

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 7:42 pm

Hi Barb

The beetles are about 1/4" long half brown and half black. Here's a photo from last year.

PS, let us know if those Yuccas form seed......we'll know if the Yucca moth is in your area.

<img src=http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c309/ ... AM0334.jpg>

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 11:37 am

and you can't spray anything to prevent the beetles without harming the moths.
Darn.
Thanks for the new pic, don't think I've seen those here (except maybe in the pantry

)

let us know if those Yuccas form seed......we'll know if the Yucca moth is in your area.

Will do.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 12:17 am

Hi Barb

I do spray every now and then and it works for a few hours but I'm killing the moths too which I don't like to do. There are just too many beetles!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 3:26 pm

but I'm killing the moths too

Terrible dilemma, Tim.
I know how hard it is to reconcile that.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:13 pm

TimMAz6 wrote: PS you need some moths...........GOT PLENTY!! SEE them in the photo below???

I'll take some.

Too bad they are not legal to send.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:50 pm

not legal to send

Maybe freeze dry 'em...

Those yuccas downtown are finished blooming (didn't have my camera...)

My yuccas are just starting (finally).
Had a quick look....good news no beetles; bad news no moths.

Canadian moths are busy trying to collect pollen/nectar from lightbulbs.
Idiots.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 4:25 pm

Barb, next year try and pollinate some? Brig a few toothpicks with you and give it a go.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 1:25 pm

next year try and pollinate some? Brig a few toothpicks with you and give it a go

The ones in town bloom so early (nearly a month) before mine.

So pollen would need to be stored until mine are ready to receive?

Will give it a try, Aaron.
Thanks.

Barb

EDIT: Y.filamentosa just starting to bloom. No beetles, no moths, no ants.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/7564028240/" title="005 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8160/7564 ... f936_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="005"></a>

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 5:05 pm

Beautiful.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:39 pm

Nice Yuccas Barb

I guess all the snow is finally gone? LOL

My last blooming Yuccas are nearly finished now. You'll need to try some Y. Glauca and Y. Gloriosa since they bloom early.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:05 pm

I guess all the snow is finally gone? LOL

Yes it finally warmed up, and my tongue's hanging down to my knees from the sudden heatwave ... we didn't have a spring.

I've got a spot picked out for my two Big Mama seedlings...that's it, no more space (unless it's 15 acres away)

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:08 pm

Those filata seedlings 'should' be hardy as seedlings......keep us updated.

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:03 am

lucky1 wrote:Had a chance to take some pics this morning. Totally unprotected during winter. Pretty! Barb

by the way nobody has identify this gorgeous yucca. Any idea?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:00 am

Igor........looks like an Y angustissima form to me. Great red color!

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 10:08 am

Thanks Tim! I have some seedlings of this species.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:11 pm

Yucca king Tim is probably correct.

Sure looks like the second picture here: http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/wh ... maniae.htm

Except that the yucca in the photos I took in town have very few filaments.

Barb

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