John,I misunderstood... I thought your friends were driving the plants up with them! CITES deals with the trade in endangered plants and animals... If...

Just make sure the plants aren't listed in CITES 1 or 2 (or that you have a permit), and you should have no problem bringing the plants in as housepla...

great pics!

John, They were both given 6" or so of mulch and wrapped with frost cloth. That's it! Our low was -23C but we had almost a full month with temps below...

Thanks! It's the first time it's bloomed and I was really impressed with the number and colour of the flowers!Again, I will post more pics when I have...

Barb,I think the 25 dollar rostrata were brought in as a smaller size then potted up... Not sure if he'll go back to seed or just order in some smalle...

Barb, the only protection it will recieve is the mositure protection... It should be fine unless we get record cold, but even then it's along the sout...

Hey Barb,I got the rostrata from Broadway (millionplants) it was the most robust of the 25 dollar plants... Which means that it will trunk in about 2 ...

Hey Barb!Having lost my large (and small) Yucca thompsoniana this past winter (low was -23C, perfect drainage...) I've just purchased a fairly large r...

I'd look for a HOT location for the needle. Somewhere where it will get maybe 4 hours of full sun a day. And yes, keep it out of the north wind (this ...

Ha! Part of the fun is trying to grow what isn't supposed to, right? I may be young, but I've learned that the losses are inevitable. That is part of ...