It's been awhile that I haven't posted here so I like to share pics of the progress my yuccas (grown from seed) have made and also new additions mainly "hybrids"
This is my rock garden where I've planted many of my yuccas, the difference from 2014 is that pure rostratas are missing, all died
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Rock garden August 29, 2015
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this is what it looked like at winter's end, all rostratas and baccatas ,cacti & some sempervivums dead except the glaucas which survived easily.
Rock garden spring 2015
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What I learned from this experience is that glaucas are bulletproof, lowest temp here was -36c & I think it can surely withstand -40c
biggest surprise was the baccatas: those left unprotected survived easily intact! but those that were protected from rain & snow perished wth?!
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yucca baccata grown from seed survived intact (pic taken april 13, 2015)
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same baccata august 29 (22 months old)
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this is my best yucca glauca grown from seed (pic taken April 29, 2015) - 16 months old
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and the same glauca this past Aug 29, amazing growth!
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I have 2 yuccas "color guard" and my original filamentosa, the only ones that are not grown from seed
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yucca glauca #2 - Aug 29 (19 months old)
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yucca glauca #3 (with 2 offshoots at each side which makes it look bigger) - Aug 29 (19 months old)
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and now I would like to share pics of my hybrids which some have shown incredible growth in just a short amount of time
yucca (Filamentosa x Glauca) X Elata #1 (9 months old)
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before and after pics
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Yucca Elata X Filamentosa #1 (1 year old)
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Before & after pics June 29- Sept 9
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and here is a comparison with my best yucca glauca and my filamentosa color guard
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yucca Elata X Filamentosa #2 (1 year old)
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yucca Elata X Filamentosa #3 (this one has a bit thick stem)- 1 year old
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yucca Flaccida (Poconos Mts, PA)x Filata X Filamentosa x Rostrata #1 (Tim's hybrid-thanks!)- 6 months old
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yucca Flaccida (Poconos Mts, PA)x Filata X Filamentosa x Rostrata #2 (Tim's hybrid-thanks!)- 6 months old
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yucca Gloriosa Tenn. X Filamentosa x Rostrata #1 (Tim's hybrid-thanks!)- 6 months old
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closeup of very fine serrated leaf edge
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yucca Glauca X (Filamentosa x Glauca) - 9 months old
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Yucca Arkansana X (filamentosa x glauca) - 8 months old
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yucca Filamentosa X Rostrata #1 (Tim's hybrid-thanks!) - 6 months old
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yucca Elata X Filamentosa #4 (with a stem)- 1 year old
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yucca Elata X Filamentosa #5 (with offshoot that grew almost the same size)- 1 year old
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yucca Elata X Filamentosa #7 with a small woody stem - 1 year old
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yucca (Filamentosa x Glauca) X Elata #2 (before & after: July 22-Aug 29)- 6 months old
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yucca (Filamentosa x Glauca) X Elata #3 (before and after pics: June 29-Aug 29)- 6 months old
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yucca Filamentosa X Rostrata #2 (Tim's hybrid-thanks!)- 5 months old, hasn't grown much - all the seeds from this hybrid germinated easily but I lost most of it because of a lack of chlorophyl in the seedlings, only 4 survived and 2 look weak/fragile.....time will tell and also the winter test!
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yucca Thompsoniana X campestris - Aug. 29 (6 months old)
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Thanks for your time
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