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I'm taking a trip by car to Florida in February, I live in Northern Virginia outside Washington D.C. Zone 7A/B..
I am hoping to find some yuccas growing wild along the way on the coasts, in particular Yucca Aliofolia (Spanish Bayonet). I have had better luck with the Aliofolia in my garden than Gloriosa, small cuttings or rooted pieces seem to be much tougher. I have bought cuttings thru Ebay and have been very happy with the ones I've had delivered by FedEx.
I am not sure of the best way to transport some smaller cuttings, ie maybe five or ten of 6" to 12". Would I be taking a risk to wrap them and have them spend up to 3 days in the car? Would it serve me better to go ahead and Fed Ex them to someone up north who could unwrap and take care of them?
I plan on driving slow on the way home, stopping to see in friends in Northern FLA, GA and S.C.
Posted : 08/12/2013 8:44 am
They'll be fine. I have had unrooted aloifolia sit outside all summer with no ill effects. I found a small cutting that I forgot about for a year that was PUSHING SPEARS with no roots! It had also seen many freezes until I found it and potted it up. I'm wondering if I shouldn't have planted them...they may be too tough!
Posted : 08/12/2013 6:46 pm
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Thanks Kris. I heard the same thing from someone else and kind of needed an amen on it.
I've transplanted some Aloifolia and they are a lot more adaptable than Gloriosa. I am hoping to find some good starts and devote one flower bed to them.
Posted : 10/12/2013 10:30 pm
Hope you'll post some trip photos.
And of your "finds".
Barb
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Posted : 11/12/2013 12:46 am
You're welcome. Seems it's never the plant that we want to be the most hardy, that truly is. LOL I've never tried rooting gloriosa but in the spring I may. My big gloriosa has three heads that all bloomed, and if they're planning on dividing three more ways, well, let's just say Hercules may have to chop a few heads off the hydra! It's already too big as it is. Good luck with your hunt/rooting effort!
Posted : 11/12/2013 10:29 am
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I'm definitely grabbing some pictures, travelling all over the SE coast from VA to NC to SC to GA to FL. Really curious as to how much aliofolia I will be able to find. I never really knew about the different species of yucca and actually thought the alio was some palm variation.
Posted : 12/12/2013 8:59 am
