My yuccas, Central Europe, Poland, zone 6.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Wed Jun 04, 2014 3:07 am

My unknown yucca now:

Check this trunk out

One-year old Y. Filamentosa x elata 'Big Mama', recently planted:

Should I dig it up before winter or leave as it is?

Y. neomexicana from Mesa Garden. Very small seedling:

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jun 06, 2014 2:28 pm

Wow

That trunk diameter has doubled!

Barb

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:22 am

It looks really nice

I need to wait til it blooms so someone can id my mystery yucca

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 12:44 pm

My small neomexicana alive & kicking

Mystery yucca from bird's eye view

My baccata lost 90% of leaves when got flooded in late Autumn by accident. Now it's recovering:

It grows under the glass cuz doesn't like our high precipitation. Too much rain and leaves are turning brown and dying.

Y. elegantissima / schellenbaum

Gloriosa

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Jun 16, 2014 8:37 pm

Love the yuccas, thanks for sharing.

Benny, Northern Denmark · Mon Jun 16, 2014 11:48 pm

Marceli,

Your plants looks great.

Yucca Elegantissima is one of my favorite Yuccas. This year one rosette will be in bloom, in maybe 2-3 weeks this is much earlier than usual (blooms normally in September-October) , so I might get lucky to pollinate it with another Yucca

Have a nice day

Benny

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 1:09 pm

Getting bigger & bigger

There's a Y. baccata under the glass still recovering from flood.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:20 pm

Wow, getting much bigger!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Aug 03, 2014 6:02 pm

they are getting larger! Looks good.

Edmar · Post by **Edmar** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 4:28 am

Hi Marceli, I really like your collection of yuccas big and small, wish you success with your little ones

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:01 pm

Young Y. filata - 30cm/12inch of height

Uknown species - 58cm/23inch of height:

Yuccas - the biggest gloriosa is about 49cm/19inch high:

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:56 pm

WOW, they are grow fast!

Henoh_Croatia · Post by **Henoh_Croatia** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 1:40 am

Hello Marcel,

Looks good. I hope your Y. baccata will recover before winter.

Best regards,

Mario

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 11:08 pm

Update.

Y. baccata:

Y. uknown close-up:

They will have a roof above them soon:

Y. filata 'Big Mama'. Not too many leaves, but I hope she grew some serious roots by now. I wonder if she survives our winter.

Benny, Northern Denmark · Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:48 am

Hello marcel,

Your plants looks great, with a very nice compact growth.

I can see on the photos, that many of your Yucca has the base of the plant above the surface.

I have a suggestion for you, based on personal experience.

I have noticed, that if a new Yucca is planted a little deeper, than one would think, with the lover leaves just below the surface, then the Yucca grow faster, and will it will grow a thicker base. A good base is very important when the Yucca in time will be in bloom. If the base is too thin-weak the heavy bloom will make the plant to tilt when it's windy or rainy weather conditions or and staking might be necessary.

Happy Yucca growing

Benny

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Oct 03, 2014 12:10 pm

Benny, Northern Denmark wrote:Hello marcel,

I have noticed, that if a new Yucca is planted a little deeper, than one would think, with the lover leaves just below the surface, then the Yucca grow faster, and will it will grow a thicker base. A good base is very important when the Yucca in time will be in bloom. If the base is too thin-weak the heavy bloom will make the plant to tilt when it's windy or rainy weather conditions or and staking might be necessary.

Benny

Thanks, Benny! I'll keep that in mind

One day my Y. constricta x filamentosa x filata 'Big Mama' died and and grew one offset. I planted it in the ground for few months. Here's what I have now:

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 11:10 pm

Update. Temp. was -8C but its getting warmer again... which means u guys will probably get colder

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 1:38 am

It's cool (or cold) Marceli!
We got 1,5 month with a temperature below freezing.... All my yucca seedlings covered with some snow blanket which I hope would help them to survive... More update after next 3 Winter month. The only thing I like there was no cold below minus 20 C yet.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Dec 29, 2014 7:58 pm

They're getting to a nice size, Marceli, where they can probably take anything winter can throw at them.
Beautiful, also the Big Mama pups in the previous photo.

Igor, glad winter hasn't been too cold yet.
But snow cover will be very good for the seedllings.

We're getting V E R Y cold now. :verycold:

Barb

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 2:19 am

A quick question ladies&gents: my indoor rostrata's leaves are wilting. Should I stop watering it at all? It grows in plastic pot with sandy-gravel soil, so very quick drying. It has very little light, unfortunately, but temperature is pretty high. I know, it's bad for overwintering.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:48 am

my indoor rostrata's leaves are wilting. Should I stop watering it at all? It grows in plastic pot with sandy-gravel soil, so very quick drying. It has very little light, unfortunately, but temperature is pretty high. I know, it's bad for overwintering.

If wilting, it needs water.
But needs coolest spot in the house.

It must be cool/cold in winter, and then you can stop watering it.

I've got both a young one and an older one in pots in the cold building, barely above zero.
Haven't watered them since Sept.
Near windows.
No wilting because it's cool in there.

Good luck with it marceli.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:47 am

The problem is I don't have light cold place to store my yucca.
I noticed the youngest leaves are pale green. Checked the soil with some thin long stick and it's a little moist, so it might be not about watering

I'm confused now

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:09 am

Good to see it.
doesn't look wilted, marceli.

Young, new-ish leaves are always lighter than older ones.

Maybe raise it higher to get more light?

Barb

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sat Jan 31, 2015 5:47 pm

Nice update!

Big Mama seedlings should be hardy to at least -20C.......likely even hardier to -25C. Excess winter moisture is the biggest problem.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:04 pm

TimMAz6 wrote:Nice update!

Big Mama seedlings should be hardy to at least -20C.......likely even hardier to -25C. Excess winter moisture is the biggest problem.

Tim, an update for you. I believe every yucca I have received from you is alive and well.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 6:43 am

Update.

Y. neomexicana doesnt like our wet winters. It's gonna be kept under glass all the time:

I had an accident with flooding in the late Fall with bigger Y. baccata which caused its demise but the offset seems to be alive and kicking! Now I know: rain protection all year round is a must in my climate:

Young Y. Filata 'Big Mama' seedling looks alive. Will see if it starts growing when the real Spring arrives:

And the last but not least my Y. uknown. Looks kinda bent in one direction. Maybe it's the weight, I don't know:

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 2:01 pm

Freshly trimmed:

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Wed Mar 25, 2015 5:15 pm

Love the trimmed appearance, Marceli.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Wed May 20, 2015 1:21 pm

Planted my Y. rostrata at last:

The leaves are not in perfect shape. The don't like being overwintered inside warm apartment.

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Wed May 20, 2015 4:31 pm

That one sure looks nice and healthy. I bet it will be trunking in no time!

chadec · Post by **chadec** » Wed May 20, 2015 5:34 pm

Yuccas look really good. Alot of great growth.

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 11:13 pm

Finally! It will bloom soon and when it does, it gets identified guys.. I hope

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 11:13 am

Flower stalk is growing bigger & bigger. It's 87cm/34inch long now!

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:09 am

Still no flowers... Flower stalk is already 104cm/41inch long!

DesertZone · Post by **DesertZone** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 5:49 pm

Getting huge!

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Fri Jun 26, 2015 11:55 pm

Young Y. filata 'Big Mama'

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:24 am

First flowers appear.
Flower stalk is now 114cm/45inch

Hoping someone can id this plant!

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:41 pm

Marceli,

Please post a photo of the 'inside' of the flower so we can see the pistol. Thx

Your Yucca looks great!

marceli · Post by **marceli** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:55 am

Photos taken today:

TimMAz6 · Post by **TimMAz6** » Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:53 pm

It's a form of Y filamentosa. What type of seed were you told it was?

Try to pollenate the flowers so seed pods will develop.