yucca nana

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 5:30 pm

I moved all my yucca nana into pots.
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TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Jun 12, 2011 4:39 am

those Y. nana are so cool! I wish they could grow in our climate.....they grow real slow and slowly die.......not sure why.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:35 pm

Yucca nana update, the big one flowered and died.
http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2 ... owers.html

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Oct 04, 2013 7:08 pm

very nice Yuccas..........only wish they could grow here!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:24 am

Aaron, I sure like the look of yuccas in pots, especially the gorgeous nanas.

Are those metal pipes? or clay/chimney flue sections?

Did you put any soil in them, or is it all gravel for a growing medium?

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:42 am

Thanks,
They are planted in normal soil, and are in old propane tanks that burned in the fire. All I did was cut the tops of and cut slits in the bottom with a cut-off saw/gas powered metal saw.

If you want to try some next year let me know? I will send some that way. They grow fast with a little water, of course I don't give mine much.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:49 am

Those "pots" are PROPANE TANKS?

Yes, please, I'd love to try a baby nana or two
Or did you mean the tanks?

Barb

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 11:52 am

DesertZone wrote:Yucca nana update, the big one flowered and died.

Aaron, do we have a chance seeing a picture of that flowering nana?

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Oct 16, 2013 10:17 pm

igor.glukhovtsev wrote:
DesertZone wrote:Yucca nana update, the big one flowered and died.
Aaron, do we have a chance seeing a picture of that flowering nana?

I don't have a pic of it in bloom but one almost in bloom.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:32 am

So pretty, what a shame they die after flowering.
That's enough incentive to cut the flower stalk off.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 12:36 pm

lucky1 wrote:So pretty, what a shame they die after flowering.
That's enough incentive to cut the flower stalk off.

Barb

I don't think they all die after blooming, the one in the pic is still alive. It is the one in the middle sized container, the top died but re-sprouted from the sides of the crown. And I think the one in the small container has bloomed also, but has not done anything else. If they do die, they resprout from the roots for the most part. Also I would only recommend these in containers because when you move them from one place to another they keep popping up from the roots, even though I think I got all roots from the soil.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 4:11 pm

Thanks for the clarification, Aaron.
Apart from looking really good in containers, glad blooming isn't fatal.

So you're saying they're borderline invasive?
Doubt I'd mind

How cool would that be...except on the driveway, etc.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Oct 17, 2013 9:57 pm

lucky1 wrote: So you're saying they're borderline invasive?

Barb

No, because they don't spread around, but they are hard to remove. They are like a magic trick, once removed they magically reappear.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 1:13 pm

So like some other yuccas, picking the right place the first time is important.

..sure are pretty!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 3:21 pm

lucky1 wrote:So like some other yuccas, picking the right place the first time is important.

..sure are pretty!

I think you will like them! But beware the leaves are sharp.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 4:49 pm

Doubt our constabulary will allow 'em across the border Aaron.
Far too gorgeous a yucca to risk that.
I'd be soooooo mad.

the leaves are sharp

I have some nice callouses where fingertips have healed from my other deadly-spike one.

Barb

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 7:52 pm

Barb,

I had 11 3 gal Agaves and a 2.5 foot Yucca Rostrata shipped across the boarder as long as there is no dirt there seems to be no problem.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:05 pm

Hi teebee,
I had heard that it works for Ontario's border crossings, even calling something "houseplant" seems to get them across.
Years ago, I ordered a bunch of stuff from the Plant Delights nursery in the Carolinas and had to get a phytosanitary certificate ($$$$), etc.
The nursery said it wouldn't work otherwise.
Apparently the BC border nazis are very very tough.

I wonder if we should do a "dry run" with some garden grass...I mean SOD, minus soil, ha ha.

That kind of grass anyway.

Just trying to save one of your nice seedlings, Aaron, from getting tossed into a garbage can.

Barb

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Oct 18, 2013 9:47 pm

I will ship some and see what happens.

I have had no problems before.

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:42 am

Barb,

Want me to act as a broker for the shipment?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:03 am

Thanks Aaron, hope it works.

Teebee, thanks but we'll try it without brokerage for now.

Barb