I think I have seen a pic of a j-tree and a baccata x, but now I can't find it. 😡 If Barb has a j-tree cross it would be a very wanted plant, especially if it was crossed with a elata. 😛

Now that would be cool. 8)

Well all this speculation on what Barb`s Yucca is. That yucca is at least 2 1/2 to three years old this I know. I don`t recall if I started any yucca seeds besides Y. brevifolia in that time period. So it could be my bad. I`ll see if I can`t dig up some old pics to see if I can verify what it is? The seeds I got I ordered from seedrack.com

John

Well all this speculation on what Barb`s Yucca is.

John

Hi John,
I think we are all bored. If it was spring we would have something better to talk about. 😆

Whatever it is, it looks better every week.

Good news and bad news:
Found another yucca site with 21 PAGES of Yucca pics AND subspecies.
http://www.yuccaagavaceae.org/photos/categories.php?cat_id=1&sessionid=63e1b99ece57efb6d1323a929bcb63b2&page=1

The bad news?
It's in German.
Just interested in the pics anyway.

Barb

Whatever it is, it looks better every week.

Barb

Awesome little yucca, I wish I had one like it.

Off topic, but how are your "sapphire skies" rostratas doing? I have one comming in the spring. Are they as blue as they say? 🙂

Found another yucca site with 21 PAGES of Yucca pics AND subspecies.
http://www.yuccaagavaceae.org/photos/categories.php?cat_id=1&sessionid=63e1b99ece57efb6d1323a929bcb63b2&page=1

The bad news?
It's in German.
Just interested in the pics anyway.

Barb

Thanks for another awesome site. Some of the best palm/yucca sites are from overseas.
We are not very hip over here when it comes to the garden world. 😕

Aaron, the "Sapphire Skies" have put on a lot of growth this year.
I have six, three in a communal pot, to compare growth.

These three are not as blue as the ones in individual pots.

Sapphire Skies in a 2 gall pot, doubled in size over last year, with more blue.

Very happy with the Plant Delights (in the Carolinas) quality, although it was $$$$ to get them here, with the phyto certificate.
And the owner, Tony Avent puts out a nice newsletter.

Great if you found a local supplier of Sapphire Skies.
Will you plant it out, or keep it in a pot for a year or two?
Barb

Those are looking nice Barb. Is that a clay pot in the first pic? You must need a forklift to move
it. 😆

Great if you found a local supplier of Sapphire Skies.
Will you plant it out, or keep it in a pot for a year or two?
Barb

I'm going to plant it outside when I get it in the spring. I will plant any yucca when it gets to the size you have, but I always try to cover them for the first year or two. This helps them alot. Very easy to do even if it is just a plastic milk-jug. 😉

You must need a forklift

😆 😆
Got one of those little handcarts from Cdn Tire, sure saves my back.

Aaron, planting it out in spring gives it a whole summer to get roots into the surrounding soil.
Then I chicken out and dig it up in Fall. 😉

Did you see the pictures of the Rostrata seedling roots when I received them last year?
They're so fleshy, no wonder they can survive drought.
Kinda weird looking!

Barb

Those are some good looking yuccas! You should try and leave one in the ground next year. 🙂

Out of 6, I ought to be able to sacrifice one... 😕 😀
Barb

...and speaking of sacrifice, the bigger Y.rostrata got uncovered today.
Curiosity was killing me whether it survived -20.6C with no heat at all.

Shelter was a broken patio table plywood on top only, and blankets, old rugs, cardboard, and plastic.

It's lookin' a little paler than when it went in...

Hard to see what the leaders look like (two heads).
Lots of crunchy tips.
Barb