Yucca filamentosa x rostrata

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:51 pm

Here's a recent photo of a Yucca filamentosa x rostrata hybrid (seed from Benny of Denmark). Great.....I mean great hybrid. It looks good year round.

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lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 2:55 pm

Tim that's a beauty.
Certainly seems to have more rostrata genes than filamentosa.

Barb

Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:59 am

Color is also closer to Y. rostrata. Will it form trunk in future?

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:57 pm

That is a fantastic plant! I sound like a broken record, but the F2 from that cross will be very interesting!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:31 pm

I'm not sure if this hybrid will form a trunk....I hope so. It grows so well here it's amazing.....F2's will be nice to try too!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:42 pm

That is one good looking yucca.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:40 am

Tim- How many of the filatas are trunk forming?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:02 am

Hi Paul

I have 6 seed grown filatas. #3 formed a trunk after its first bloom but the trunk died after its second bloom. #5 bloomed last season for the first time and is now forming a trunk with no other suckers. All other filatas are not trunk forming. Only time will tell if #5 will continue to trunk after its next bloom. Perhaps the reverse hybrid (elata x filamentosa) will produce trunkers?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:04 pm

Update of the Yucca filamentosa x rostrata hybrids.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2BLCTScIOw

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Thu Dec 06, 2012 8:51 pm

Great looking yuccas Tim. My #5's are starting to sprout.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:40 am

Nice when a hybrid gives you the best traits of both.
Really lovely!

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 1:21 am

I hope these Y. filamentosa x rostrata hybrids trunk and don't produce offshoots.......only time will tell.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:28 am

trunk and don't produce offshoots

50/50 chance?
That'd be good to know.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:55 pm

I'm disappointed with Yucca filametosa x elata hybrids. I have 6 different plants and only 1 appears to be trunk forming. Hopefully it will continue to trunk after it's second bloom.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Dec 13, 2012 6:16 pm

Obviously filamentosa is the boss.

It'll be good to watch the one that is trunking.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:24 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:I'm disappointed with Yucca filametosa x elata hybrids. I have 6 different plants and only 1 appears to be trunk forming. Hopefully it will continue to trunk after it's second bloom.

Well I can't wait too see how my seed you gave me does.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:53 pm

Barb, hybrid genes are funny.........those filatas have narrow-ish leaves like elata, roots like elata, blooms like elata but don't trunk like filamentosa!

Aaron, those filata seeds are F2 so perhaps they will turn out different??

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:15 am

TimMAz6 wrote:Aaron, those filata seeds are F2 so perhaps they will turn out different??

Oh, I thought they said said filatas #5 on the package?

What are F2's?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 5:15 pm

F2 means a second generation hybrid......filata #5 x filata #5. Yes you have #5 but it was crossed with #5 or with big mama.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 6:11 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:F2 means a second generation hybrid......filata #5 x filata #5. Yes you have #5 but it was crossed with #5 or with big mama.

Thanks Tim.

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 7:00 pm

update photos of one of the seed grown hybrids from Benny.

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DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sun Jun 02, 2013 9:33 pm

WOW! you can see the twist in the leaves. Very cool.

janci · Post by **janci** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 3:17 am

Tim you have a beautiful Yucca

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jun 03, 2013 2:25 pm

Yes, that is a gorgeous yucca Tim.
Nice color too.

Thrilled to see my rostratas exhibiting that twist too.

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:00 pm

just an amazing hybrid.......

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 6:02 pm

wow!

janci · Post by **janci** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 12:40 pm

looks good Vov

Benny, Northern Denmark · Post by **Benny, Northern Denmark** » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:58 pm

Hello Tim,

This clone looks great, it seem to like to grow in your climate. It will be very interesting to see, if any of the rostrata hybrids will grow a trunk. I do not have any rostrata hybrids in this size, not even close to yours in size.

I look forward to see more photos of "my babies".

Benny
Northern Denmark
www.bennyskaktus.dk

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 2:30 am

Hi Benny,

it will be interesting to see if it trunks.........and how much trunk prior to the first bloom. My taller rostrata has never bloomed and I've had it since 2002.

Here's a photo of a real Y. rostrata and the Y. filamentosa x rostrata for comparison.
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Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 8:43 am

Both are lovely plants. The blue really came through in the hybrid!

Benny, Northern Denmark · Post by **Benny, Northern Denmark** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:13 pm

Hello,

Thanks for showing the comparison photo, they look great together. I have checked my files, and the cross you got seed of was BMJ 2092 Yucca filamentosa x rostrata (pollen from Ruud Wouterson in The netherlands. My seedlings were killed the first winter, so I do not have any of this cross my self. I have other crosses with the same pollen donor, and they all have inherited the strong blue color on the leaves.

Best wishes

Benny

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:18 pm

Here's a couple more of Benny's hybrids at my mail box. The one on the left is a Y. filamentosa x rostrata and the other is......? I forget......but there is a label.

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Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 1:37 am

First time I see your frontyard. Lot of space for new plantings. What kind of Yucca is in your rearview mirror?

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 7:36 am

wow, nice eyes seeing the Yucca in the car's mirror.

It's a Y. recurvifolia form sent to me from Jim Kelly of New Jersey back in 2003.

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