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Is this Yucca elephantipes?
My knowledge of Yuccas is rather limited, I found this at the local box store with no tag.
Has bleached a bit in full sun but is steadilly growing...
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Posted : 08/07/2006 9:11 pm
I am not sure until it gets a little bigger, it is one of the following- yucca elephantipes, yucca filimentosa, of recurvafolia. My guess at this stage would recurvafolia? 😕
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Posted : 08/07/2006 10:16 pm
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DesertZone--- Thanks for your help, I hadn't realized how well these and Palms can look planted together.... 8)
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Posted : 10/07/2006 10:31 am
To me it looks like Yucca (tip) elephantipes. But like Aaron said when it gets bigger then you should be able to tell. 🙂
Posted : 10/07/2006 1:51 pm
I think Jay is right 🙂
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-Aaron-
Posted : 10/07/2006 2:28 pm
Any recurv I have seen and I have seen many as they are a dime a dozen here, are much bluer than that. I would agree with Jay, it looks like elephantipes. They are not that hardy so be prepared to protect it in the winter.
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Posted : 11/07/2006 8:34 pm
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I think this one will come inside for the winter, Going to be too much of a stretch to try and keep it protected in 5B
Hopefully I will find something locally that will be a little more hardy, Have found out that Y. glauca is naturalized here....
Going to take a better look around the neighborhood 8)
-Steve
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Posted : 12/07/2006 9:56 am
What state or area are you in Steve ❓
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Posted : 12/07/2006 2:26 pm
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A little town about 30 miles from Salina,
5B/6A Hot summers & usually mild winters, (Generally it gets above freezing during the day but we always get a couple of sub-zero events.)
Best part is the almost constant sunlight 🙂
With that I can have some hope for in ground plantings.
-Steve
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Posted : 12/07/2006 3:03 pm
What have you tried to grow through the winters so far?
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-Aaron-
Posted : 12/07/2006 6:49 pm
