That's a beauty. Are you going to plant it soon or wait till next spring?

Jay, think I'll wait until next spring.
It'll take me that long to find gloves up to my shoulders. 😆
Barb

Yeah, When I planted my 5 gallon rostrata I remember getting poked in the arm a couple times.
I didn't bleed that time so I guess it wasn't that bad. 😆

This guy'll be like playing with a 50 lb. porcupine.
And safety glasses will be mandatory.

Maybe I'll wait until there's a foot or two of trunk 😆 😆 😆

Barb

I hope they sent you the right yucca? It looks like yucca rigda to me? Some places call it rostrata. Yucca rostrata should not have very sarp or very stiff leaves, if it does than it could be y. rigda. 😐

Aaron I ordered 6 15 gal Y. rostrata. If you are telling me that this is not what I should have. I might have to have a talk with Monrovia as misrepresentation of this particular yucca. I`m hoping a big company like Monrovia would get it right. If not I will deal with them to make it good.

John

John,
They very well could be y rostrata? But to me they look like (yucca "rostrata rigda") rigda has stiffer leaves and a stiff dark brown spine and a wider less flexible leaf. Yucca rostrata can still poke you but it would be less severe and rostrata would have more of thinner and flexible leaves.

IMO....I think rigda is one of the nicest looking yuccas and I hope to get one to live through the winter here, but so far they have shown not to be very cold hardy. 🙁

I hope this helped John 🙂
-Aaron

That's great Barb! You're really getting some specimen plants now! It's very similar to my over crowded 5 gal Yucca rostrata I got earlier this year.

Cheers, Barrie.

Hi Barb,

Did you deal with Monrovia directly, or through a local nursery? I would be encouraged if you were able to bypass local nurseries who, in Calgary, scoff at the idea of bringing in any special orders, even if I pay for phyto etc. Thanks!

Duncan

I'm so happy with this plant I don't care if the label says "Trunking Spinach" 😆 😆

BTW, there's no sign of a brown spine anywhere along its length.
Gorgeous blue right down into the heart of the huge rosettes.

John was kind enough to save me one when he placed his order.

Barrie, I remember seeing the pic of your overcrowded one.
It was bustin' right out of the pot too.

Duncan, agree with your point...I've arranged previously to get stuff from the U.S., simply because local nurseries don't think it would sell, and basically refuse to order it. 🙄

Barb

I'm so happy with this plant I don't care if the label says "Trunking Spinach" 😆 😆

BTW, there's no sign of a brown spine anywhere along its length.
Gorgeous blue right down into the heart of the huge rosettes.

Barb

Very nice yucca Barb, it will be awesome plant when it gets big. 😀

-Aaron

Thanks Aaron.

Only glitch in my plans is the area I was going to put it is fairly small.
Cultural info stated its head gets 8 feet wide...it's already got a span of 40 inches.
Gotta find a new spot! 😕

Barb

I now what you mean Barb, I have yucca faxon that I think I planted way to close to the house and I have moved it once already. 😡 😀

Aaron, especially with spiny species, it's critical to know canopy size.
I'm up a creek with this one, as that was the ONLY area it could possibly go 🙁

Have you posted a pic of your Y.faxon?
Would love to see it.

Barb