So another 100 years and mine will be as big as yours 😉

16 years. 😆

Aaron,

your Y. baccata is AWESOME!!

Aaron,

your Y. baccata is AWESOME!!

Thanks Tim. 😀

baccata is another Yucca which struggles in my climate. I think I need to try it in my native soil instead of my sand/peastone bed. I wonder if they require a high pH soil? We have low pH soils around 4.5 to 5.5. Perhaps pH is an issue with Y. nanas too. What's your pH and soil texture?

Most soils in my country have pH around 5,5-6,5. I don't know what's my soil's pH, but it's mostly sandy, which dries out very quickly, at least on the surface. I'll see how baccata deals with that.

baccata is another Yucca which struggles in my climate. I think I need to try it in my native soil instead of my sand/peastone bed. I wonder if they require a high pH soil? We have low pH soils around 4.5 to 5.5. Perhaps pH is an issue with Y. nanas too. What's your pH and soil texture?

My native soil is sandy loam, sand and clay mix. It is also high in pH like 7 or so and very alkaline. I have seen them growing in the wild in much lower pH scale soils? I think it might be the low daytime temps? You can try one from me and see if it does better? And I will through in some nanas. 😀

Most soils in my country have pH around 5,5-6,5. I don't know what's my soil's pH, but it's mostly sandy, which dries out very quickly, at least on the surface. I'll see how baccata deals with that.

Yes, keep us posted. 😀

I'm not sure why but most Yuccas west of central New Mexico perform very poorly in my garden.....Y. elata, Y. elata v verdiensis and Y. schottii are the exception.

Yucca baccata
http://unkowndestination.blogspot.com/2013/06/iris-and-her-friends.html

great looking Y. baccata bloom Aaron!

Aaron, that is sooooo pretty.
you're way ahead of me on yucca bloom.

Look forward to seeing more.

Y. elata, Y. elata v verdiensis and Y. schottii are the exception.

Hey Tim, somebody PM'd me looking for schottii seeds.
But I cleaned out my PM box and can't remember who it was 😕

Barb

Thanks you guys! 😀

Aaron.........do you think Y. baccata requires low night temps to thrive? Perhaps that is an issue with the western Yuccas which dislike my climate. Y. harrimaniae and Y. angustissima slowly die in my climate. I'm not sure why?

Barb........I don't have any Y. schottii seed........sorry. Mesa Garden usually carries Yucca seeds.

Aaron.........do you think Y. baccata requires low night temps to thrive? Perhaps that is an issue with the western Yuccas which dislike my climate. Y. harrimaniae and Y. angustissima slowly die in my climate. I'm not sure why?

I don't now? Some place they are found, like the ones by Vegas see summer nights with lows in the 90's. I would guess it might be they need a stronger sun light? Or maybe they are susceptible to root rot? Their is no filtered shade where they are found, so it could lack of extra light. Would you like to try one from my yard? 😀

If I new my elata was going to bloom, I would have saved the pollen from the baccata. 😡