Variegated yucca has not bloomed in four years?????

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu May 06, 2010 4:20 pm

I have a yellow and green variegated (Adam's Needle) yucca that has not bloomed in four years? It has however made five other large plants. Can anyone give me advice to help make iot bloom. The babies i cut off and gave to all my neightbors have all bloomed! Damnit!!!! I want them back!!! LOL
mike

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Fri May 07, 2010 6:45 am

How much sun does it get? How large is it? What type of soil is it in? How much fertilizer does it receive?

I'd say the most obvious answer is that it is getting too little sun. However, if it is in full sun it is possible that the continual disturbance of the root system is hampering development.

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Fri May 07, 2010 4:55 pm

It is in full sun all year long facing south, but i must say in the past few years, a lot of other plants have encroached upon it, like pachysandra, vinca vines etc....
I do feed it organic epsoma fertilizer. The cuttings I give to evryone else bloom lovely blooms in the sam eyear. Maybe I should just cut it way back????

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 10, 2010 11:07 am

Might be that the shade cast by pachysandra and vinca is cooling the soil?

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue May 11, 2010 4:30 pm

Good point, thank you!

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:17 pm

Glad to say my yuccsa is sending up a large shoot/flower. I also cleared all the surrounding groundcover plants today and cut the "leaves" close to the ground that covered the ground and basically squashed down from all the snow this year

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:47 pm

You cleared pachysandra?
For the moment, anyway

I took a pickaxe-mattock to 40 square feet of pachysandra...it's returning with a vengeance.
And I'm still going to the chiropractor

Roundup's next.
Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat May 15, 2010 12:09 pm

LOl, i know...and it is prety expensive in the sotres too. I see people buying it and I laugh atthem...

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat May 15, 2010 12:31 pm

Mike
would love to see that flower spike emerging...
or a link to an internet site that has a similar one pictured.

Congrats!
Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Tue May 18, 2010 3:49 am

I'll get some up this week Barb. It is exciting, and quite healthy l;ooking too. Everything is exceptionally beautiful and lush this year due to tall the snowfall and spring rain, warm days and cool nights...A gardeners utopia wrt the weather. Chat soon

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Thu May 20, 2010 5:39 pm

Here are a few pics of the yucca, in its sinewy, rising splendor....Can't wait until it is in full bloom, chat soon Barb!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat May 22, 2010 10:44 am

Mike, thanks for posting those pics.

That is indeed beautiful, and growing so fast it can barely hold up the flower spike

Gorgeous variegation.

My y.filamentosa aren't beginning to move a spike yet.
You folks are weeks ahead (maybe even a month) of us this year.

Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat May 22, 2010 5:55 pm

Just came back from our place in cape may tonight and i must say 2 days of hot sun did wonders for the yucca: it is sticking straight up and looking quite proud. looks like someone gave it a few shots of Viagra...
Chat soon barb...
mike

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:43 am

lucky1 wrote:Mike
would love to see that flower spike emerging...
or a link to an internet site that has a similar one pictured.

Congrats!
Barb

Here ya go Barb, My favorite yucca in all its splendor. It smells really great too!

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 10:04 am

That was certainly worth waiting for, Mike.

Will have to check my yucca's flowers for scent when they finally bloom.

Great landscaping...love it!
Thanks
Barb

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 5:10 pm

lucky1 wrote:That was certainly worth waiting for, Mike.
Will have to check my yucca's flowers for scent when they finally bloom.

Great landscaping...love it!
Thanks
Barb