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- Q.Propagating Yuccas - My neighbor dug up a small yucca that was not blooming. The roots of the plant look like dahlia tubers ...
- Q.Rotting Yucca - My Yucca, which is about 20 years old, has begun to rot at the top of each branch. It is ...
- Q.Yucca Plants - I have yuccas all over my front yard, but for the first time there are more brown leaves on them ...
- Q.Pruning A Yucca Plant Stalk - New to the desert, we planted plants that we hoped would be hardy in this high desert climate. We were ...
- Q.Yucca Plant Roots - Could you tell me if the spiky yucca plant roots become a problem when planted near walls and patios, etc. ...
- Q.Yucca - Could you please tell us what do do with the seeds that grow out from the yucca stem? Is it ...
- Q.What Should I Use For Fertilizer? - What type of fertilizer should I use for yucca and how often?
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May 31, 2011Q.Propagating Yuccas
My neighbor dug up a small yucca that was not blooming. The roots of the plant look like dahlia tubers and she wants to know if she divides them, will they produce new plants? Also, the plant was in place about 4 years and never bloomed and really didn't grow much (except underground!). I think it wasn't getting good drainage. Would that account for the lack of bloom?
Answered by
Nikki on
May 31, 2011
Certified ExpertA.These articles will help with propagation: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/propagation-of-yucca-plant.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/separating-and-repotting-yucca-offshoot-pups.htmAs for the blooming, it could be a lack of phosphorus in the soil.
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June 1, 2011Q.Rotting Yucca
My Yucca, which is about 20 years old, has begun to rot at the top of each branch. It is outdoors, southwest facing in a garden in Essex, England. It is a very large specimen and I dearly do not want it to totally die. The bottom branches are still OK. What do I do?
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Nikki on
June 1, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Prune off the rotting growth. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/yucca-plants-care-and-pruning-tips-for-pruning-a-yucca.htm
Here's an article on root rot that will help determine if this is an issue: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/disease/treating-root-rot-gardening-tips-for-housplants.htm
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June 1, 2011Q.Yucca Plants
I have yuccas all over my front yard, but for the first time there are more brown leaves on them than green. When I would see this I would usually rock off the plant to the root and it would come back low and green. I can't do that to all of mine or I will have an empty natural area since I have several dozen plants. Can you tell me why this has happened and if there is anything I can do about it?
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Nikki on
June 2, 2011
Certified ExpertA.It could be due to low humidity and dry air or some type of nutrient deficiency, such as nitrogen. I would simply remove the brown leaves and allow the green to remain.
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June 2, 2011Q.Pruning a Yucca Plant Stalk
New to the desert, we planted plants that we hoped would be hardy in this high desert climate. We were fortunate in the choice of a yucca plant. We were not told that it would flower. The second year, a stalk started growing up from the center with pods on it. A few weeks later these pods became a bell-like white flower. Beautiful. But now the flowers have fallen off and the stalk is dry and bare. Do we just let the stalk remain, or should be cut it off? I have seen them both ways and don't know what is proper.
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Nikki on
June 3, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Yes, you can remove the stalk. This article will help: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/yucca-plants-care-and-pruning-tips-for-pruning-a-yucca.htm
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June 3, 2011Q.Yucca Plant Roots
Could you tell me if the spiky yucca plant roots become a problem when planted near walls and patios, etc. ? We have one near a swimming pool and have been told that its roots will damage the walls. It now about 1 metre high.
- Answered by
Nikki on
June 3, 2011
Certified ExpertA.It is highly unlikely that they will damage the retaining wall because their roots are not agressive in that way. But they are very hard to relocate once they become established. Their roots go very deep and are hard to remove. If any roots are left, they will regrow from them.
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June 6, 2011Q.Yucca
Could you please tell us what do do with the seeds that grow out from the yucca stem? Is it easy to strike them again?
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Nikki on
June 6, 2011
Certified ExpertA.You can either simply cut them off or try growing more plants. This article will help you with growing the seeds:
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June 7, 2011Q.What Should I Use for Fertilizer?
What type of fertilizer should I use for yucca and how often?
- Answered by
Nikki on
June 7, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Although they don't really need a lot of fertilizing, a balanced fertilizer will work fine. Fertilize it about one time every 3-4 months.
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