Funny that no other gloriosa or recurvifolia has died on me after blooming. I have loads of different forms. That 08-09 winter for us was hard as my Y. schottii's died too. I had a schottii survive the 4 seasons prior and it died in 08-09 so I'm not sure what's killing the gloriosa varigata. Perhaps it has too many aloifolia genes in it?? They have more 'succulent' leaves than other gloriosas..........likely a 'non-hardy' form.

PS, I dug up all those Y. gloriosa variegata pups this summer and tossed them........only have a few roots hanging around. They form too many brown spots on the leaves to enjoy them. I need space for all the hybrids out there! This summer I crossed a Yucca 'gloriosa x flaccida' x ['constricta x filamentosa' x 'filamentosa x elata'].........boy talk about a lot of genes. 😆

That new Yucca cross will be interesting! 😯

Could have been the winter cold. Too bad they don't do good there.
Both of mine bloomed in like late Oct and atleast one in November. Strange to see a yucca bloom in the snow. 😆 Same thing happened to one LaMar had, bloomed around Thanksgiving. 😆
This is the second bunch of suckers, left after the second one bloomed and died.

That new Yucca cross will be interesting!

Yes it will.
Tim's going to need a 5-foot long label for the pot.

Aaron, those suckers look good.
Very natural looking.

Maybe the trick is to try and protect all the suckers with one cover over a winter.
When there are more and more growing closely, they'll survive harsh winters.
If only they'd bloom earlier in the year.

Barb

Im assuming the filamentosa and elata genes are for hardiness, and gloriosa is for a trunk. Whats the constricta and flaccida crossed in there for?

Hi Barb............I think our excess moisture lowers the hardiness of the south west plants. Yuccas typically loose 1 zone of hardiness in our area compared to western conditions. It also could be the fact that south west plants are less happy growing in our climate (less sun, etc...) and are not as strong going into winter; therefore, die at lower temps.

Jesse.............I hybridize what ever is blooming! Yucca constricta genes give tall blooms like this Yucca constricta x filamentosa. I love the large gap between the top of the leaves and the bottom of the bloom......great hybrid Yucca.

Sorry but the bloom wasn't open yet but you can see how tall it is............over 10' tall (3.1m). Nice for a 'small' Yucca.
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Yuccas typically loose 1 zone of hardiness in our area compared to western conditions.

Brutal cold versus too much rain is quite the trade-off.

Always love seeing that pic, Tim.
Spectacular "gap".