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Jay-Admin wrote:Awesome Trunks!

Thanks Jay.

And here's mine, not nearly as impressive as yours:


Planted this spring.

But looking good though...

marceli wrote:And here's mine, not nearly as impressive as yours:

Planted this spring.

Thats all the bigger mine was when I planted it.

So another 100 years and mine will be as big as yours

marceli wrote:So another 100 years and mine will be as big as yours

16 years.

Aaron,

your Y. baccata is AWESOME!!

TimMAz6 wrote:Aaron,

your Y. baccata is AWESOME!!

Thanks Tim.

baccata is another Yucca which struggles in my climate. I think I need to try it in my native soil instead of my sand/peastone bed. I wonder if they require a high pH soil? We have low pH soils around 4.5 to 5.5. Perhaps pH is an issue with Y. nanas too. What's your pH and soil texture?

Most soils in my country have pH around 5,5-6,5. I don't know what's my soil's pH, but it's mostly sandy, which dries out very quickly, at least on the surface. I'll see how baccata deals with that.

TimMAz6 wrote:baccata is another Yucca which struggles in my climate. I think I need to try it in my native soil instead of my sand/peastone bed. I wonder if they require a high pH soil? We have low pH soils around 4.5 to 5.5. Perhaps pH is an issue with Y. nanas too. What's your pH and soil texture?

My native soil is sandy loam, sand and clay mix. It is also high in pH like 7 or so and very alkaline. I have seen them growing in the wild in much lower pH scale soils? I think it might be the low daytime temps? You can try one from me and see if it does better? And I will through in some nanas.

marceli wrote:Most soils in my country have pH around 5,5-6,5. I don't know what's my soil's pH, but it's mostly sandy, which dries out very quickly, at least on the surface. I'll see how baccata deals with that.

Yes, keep us posted.

I'm not sure why but most Yuccas west of central New Mexico perform very poorly in my garden.....Y. elata, Y. elata v verdiensis and Y. schottii are the exception.

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great looking Y. baccata bloom Aaron!

Aaron, that is sooooo pretty.
you're way ahead of me on yucca bloom.

Look forward to seeing more.

Y. elata, Y. elata v verdiensis and Y. schottii are the exception.

Hey Tim, somebody PM'd me looking for schottii seeds.
But I cleaned out my PM box and can't remember who it was

Barb

Thanks you guys!

Aaron.........do you think Y. baccata requires low night temps to thrive? Perhaps that is an issue with the western Yuccas which dislike my climate. Y. harrimaniae and Y. angustissima slowly die in my climate. I'm not sure why?

Barb........I don't have any Y. schottii seed........sorry. Mesa Garden usually carries Yucca seeds.

TimMAz6 wrote:Aaron.........do you think Y. baccata requires low night temps to thrive? Perhaps that is an issue with the western Yuccas which dislike my climate. Y. harrimaniae and Y. angustissima slowly die in my climate. I'm not sure why?

I don't now? Some place they are found, like the ones by Vegas see summer nights with lows in the 90's. I would guess it might be they need a stronger sun light? Or maybe they are susceptible to root rot? Their is no filtered shade where they are found, so it could lack of extra light. Would you like to try one from my yard?

If I new my elata was going to bloom, I would have saved the pollen from the baccata.

Hi Aaron,

thanks for the baccata offer but I'll pass since they don't grow here?

My Yucca are starting to bloom here..........need pollen? Let me know what you want.

Y. constricta x filamentosas on right, Y. flaccida 'Poconos MTs, PA' x filata in back, and Y. flaccdia x 'reverchonnii-thompsoniana' in front.


Y. gloriosa x filamentosas in bloom


More Y. constricta x filamentosas sending up blooms, Y. arkansana 'freemanii' on right


Y. cernua sending up a bloom, Y. flaccida x 'reverchonii-thompsoniana's on right


Y. flaccida 'Poconos MTs, PA' x filata


Y. filata #5 'trunk forming' in bloom again


Y. flaccida x 'reverchonii-thompsoniana'

Wow, are they ever shooting up/growing with all that rain you've had.

You're weeks ahead of us I think.
None are open here.
Checked on the ones in town this morning, didn't even see any stalks

Barb

lucky1 wrote:Wow, are they ever shooting up/growing with all that rain you've had.

You're weeks ahead of us I think.
None are open here.
Checked on the ones in town this morning, didn't even see any stalks

Barb

Mine have all shot up Barb. Probably last week or so.

I just took a picture of the ones in my front yard.

Hi Barb,

I'm sure we are ahead of you with growth......has your snow melted yet?

Hi Jay,

nice blooming Yuccas........looks like Y. glauca and Y. filamentosa/flaccida? Any other Yuccas blooming?

Mine have all shot up Barb. Probably last week or so.

Sheesh...mine are only just thinking about it.
Last year I think it was mid-June.
Lousy weather until now.
But this week, we're heading into the 40sC (gulp, that's 104F) Ouch.

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Yup, Tim, the snow's finally gone
You turkey

Barb

Tim,
Your yuccas are fantastic! I can't wait until my Y. flaccida x 'reverchonii-thompsoniana' get as big as yours. I have two, one looks like yours in the pics and the other is lighter green more like reverchonii.

Jay,
Your yuccas are getting so big, love the curb appeal.

Barb...........great views! I like your red stalked flaccidas in bloom.

Aaron..........I have a couple Y. flaccida x 'rever-thomp' hybrids which look more like reverchonnii too. Gotta love hybrids.

lucky1 wrote:Lousy weather until now.
But this week, we're heading into the 40sC (gulp, that's 104F) Ouch.

Barb

It's headed your way, I had 109f on the front porch, yes in the shade, so I would say it was 103f in town? I'm a little cooler the winter and bit warmer in the summer.
I like it now I have ac inside.

TimMAz6 wrote: Barb...........great views! I like your red stalked flaccidas in bloom.

Aaron..........I have a couple Y. flaccida x 'rever-thomp' hybrids which look more like reverchonnii too. Gotta love hybrids.

I agree, Barb has an awesome view!

Yep...I like the frankien yuccas.

TimMAz6 wrote:
Hi Jay,

nice blooming Yuccas........looks like Y. glauca and Y. filamentosa/flaccida? Any other Yuccas blooming?

Thanks Tim. Yes those are gluaca and flaccida i believe. Just those ones for now. Some in the backyard are starting.

DesertZone wrote: Jay,
Your yuccas are getting so big, love the curb appeal.

Thanks Aaron, In a few years all that lawn will be gone and replaced with yuccas and cacti.
I'm sure the neighbors will love it. And if they don't... Too bad for them.

Barb, fantastic view!
Tim, nice blooming yuccas.

Here is my Y. filamentosa 'Bright Edge' in full bloom few days ago

your red stalked flaccidas

So they aren't filamentosa?
On closer inspection, some have green flower stalks, some red.
You folks are sure observant!

And Henoh, that's really pretty!

Aaron, holy toledo, you're cookin' now! wow.
Going to park the car in the garage so the tires don't melt.
Still cool here this morning, but thunder/lightning in the hills is forecasting the heat's arrival tomorrow.

Jay, an entire yard of yuccas would look great.

Tim, one tiny blossom has opened, the rest are still closed.
A hummingbird keeps zipping back and forth to the yuccas but my lousy camera can't capture that.
Or should I say the camera operator.

Barb

Hi Barb,

Y. flaccida bloom stems will be 'hairy' where Y. filamentosa bloom stems will not have hairs. Here's an example of a hairy bloom stem (Y. cernua)......Y. flaccidas may not be this hairy but it give you an idea what to look for.

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Hi Henoh,

great looking Yucca bloom! Try to pollenate it to get seed pods.

Jay-Admin wrote:Thanks Aaron, In a few years all that lawn will be gone and replaced with yuccas and cacti.
I'm sure the neighbors will love it. And if they don't... Too bad for them.

That would be awesome! If the nieghbors had a problem with that, it would come from envy.

Thanks for the great close-up Tim.
Neither my green--nor red--stemmed yuccas are hairy.
Smooth as a baby's bum.

Barb

Hi Barb,

sometimes you don't see the hairs unless the sun hits the stem on a certain angle.

Had another look Tim.
Not a hair anywhere...at least on the yuccas.

Barb