DesertZone
DesertZone
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Joined: Dec 1, 2004
Last seen: Apr 2, 2017
Topics: 159 / Replies: 4252
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RE: Identify this Yucca?

Looks like a Bromeliad :)

20 years ago
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RE: Dasylirion wheeleri

Hi Kansas,Sow seeds directly in soil or potted soil 1/8-1/4 inch deep keep moist untill they sprout and grow a leaf or two. Then water as usually. :)

20 years ago
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RE: 2005-2006 winter report

Joe do you have pics of your tree ferns :)

20 years ago
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Y. Brevifolia

That is so weird, because they only seem to do better with age here :? I have seen small ones die from cold but larger ones do much better.I have see...

20 years ago
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RE: 2005-2006 winter report

How cold did it get there yuccaman? :)

20 years ago
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RE: Another yucca plant

Looks like a filimentosa?

20 years ago
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Italian Cypress

I hope to find a small one to try in this area. It will be my next winter kill :lol: I think they might do better then what I have read? :)

20 years ago
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Question/Observation

I agree....they are just like desert palms, they are going to do better in drier winter weather. Y. Brevifolia is very hardy but in the east in might ...

20 years ago
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cold

I think the rain and snow was not the problem here, I think the problem was that it was so warm and in no time it was below 0F. I had petunias still f...

20 years ago
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Austrian pines

Austrian pines are a nice looking tree, but I would never plant one. There are so many planted in the landscapes, and in North America there are so ma...

20 years ago
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RE: 2005-2006 winter report

Ok...now that it has warmed up a bit, I am starting to see the dead.Agave americana ssp. protoamericana- showed sighns of burn early, and was covered....

20 years ago
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RE: Hardiest Yucca?

It is so hard to tell. There is so many good ones out there. :roll: I have seen my yucca brevifolias take -14F, the larger form burned more then the d...

20 years ago
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RE: Trunking palms

Sometimes the bigger the palm the better it will do in the cold. :) Plants sometimes wont show any winter damage untill they warm up. :cry:

20 years ago
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RE: lower spikes dying

What kind of plant is it Kansas? I think it needs more water. Just as general rule always water when soil is dry. Water well then let soil dry, water ...

20 years ago
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RE: Trunking Yucca Filamentosas

Do they get lots of water? They might need to dry out for a bit or a resting time before they will flower. Stress the plant then give it what it wants...

20 years ago
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