Excellent Ryan. You will love it! It is strange, there is not really a lot of info on the y. thompsoniana species out there. Some say it is more hardy than the rostrata, some say it is a little less hardy, some say it IS a rostrata, not a diffferent species. Whatever the case, it is a very cool looking yucca. What I do know is that it grows further north (in the wild) than rostrata and also at higher elevations. Also they tend to form two smaller heads rather than just one larger one. Please post some pics once you get yours planted.

Jim- I thought of you when the thompsoniana seller was discussed. I'm not sure if you have looked into what all he sells, but he sure has a TON of cactus species. Cactusbylin on Ebay or coldcacti.com. You should check him out if you have not yet done so. Then again maybe not, it would be easy to blow the whole summer's plant budget pretty quick...

I plan on planting my Yucca in a raised cactus bed that im going to start building tomorrow. I was reading that you really only need something like pea gravel and builders sand (not the fine stuff) mixed together. Will that be ok for the Yucca?

I'd mix in some good potting soil or compost. Not a lot, but some. I went with about 20% soil/compost and the rest coarse sand and pea gravel. I think the yucca will be happy with that based on the reading I've done. I assume you are getting yours from Victor/Cactusbylin like I did. Good call, he is a great seller. I am curious however, did you look into that Alligator Alley place also? My friend is interested in maybe getting something they have on their site but they don't seem to return emails. I wonder if they even have those items in stock anymore? One more thing, if the ground is still cool where you are, you should dig the hole early and use this recent warm weather to speed up the ground warming in the spot. Keep your backfill/gravel/soil indoors until planting so it is warmed also. My ground temps are about 60f right now. I've been moving mulch in the morning and again in the evening so the sun warms the areas I want it to. Ground in those areas is running nearly 10f warmer than the norm. I have a large hole dug for my new trachy which is on its way also. Same plan as I recommended for your yucca, a boost in ground warmth. I cover the hole with a big piece of plywood at night if the lows are forecast to get under 50f. Good luck and please post pics when you get your new baby in the ground!

Oh and if you can get some rooting hormone I highly recommend it, especially when planting a bare-root plant. Victor will include some pellets in the box with your yucca which are a soil/root aid. I still think rooting hormone is better though. I used both...

Cover the hole with clear/opaque plastic it will get up to 100(f) on a warm sunny day under there 😯

I will check them out Kory,I did just add 11 new barrels and 2 new Opuntia pads,so for the most part the cactus bed is maxed out 8)

Keeping a Yucca in a pot the first year is recommended if they arrive bare root.

Hey great idea about the plastic Jim! Now why didn't I think of that myself... I know they recommend to pot them first but a combination of anxiousness and reassurance from the seller forced me to plant mine. I think I'll be covering my trachy hole with plastic this afternoon for sure. Mid/upper 70s today here!

Thanks again for the info!

The guy that runs Alligator Alley did email me and said he has shorter ones than pictured but fatter trunks. They charge a $5.00 flat fee for shipping if you order through there website. Otherwise I think he said $17.95 for shipping if ordered by phone.