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- Q.Can Yucca Elephantipes Live In Zone 7? - I received this small, potted plant at my father-in-law's funeral in 2016. This makes the plant especially dear to me; ...
- Q.Help Me Identify Green Worm Inside Yucca Stalks - I purchased yucca stalks or poles from blooms and branches and they were infested with these tiny green worms inside ...
- Q.Yucca Plant - My Yucca plant has grown and is almost touching the ceiling
- Q.How To Care For Giant Spanish Dagger After Frost Damage - I am in central Texas and this past winter was nothing like I can ever remember. We have a rather ...
- Q.Hi I Would Like Help Deciding What Species Of My Plant. It Was Planted About 6 Years Ago. It Is 1.5 Meters High And 1.5 Meters In - diameter
- Q.Two Of My Outdoor Yucca Spikes Have Dropped Due To The Weight And Are Just Hanging On To The Trunk.HELP!!! - Can I just cut them off and plant elsewhere? Sadly no photos available due to the collapse they hang over ...
- Q.Yuccas - Out door yukkas, very tall and thick Trunks,near a metal fence. Will they Damage the fence?
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Pryj on
March 18, 2022
Caryville 37714Q.Can Yucca Elephantipes Live In Zone 7?
I received this small, potted plant at my father-in-law's funeral in 2016. This makes the plant especially dear to me; however, it has grown enormous in the last 6 years. It doesn't help that I live in a very small house. Would this plant live and thrive if I were to transplant him to the ground?
Answered by
BushDoctor on
March 18, 2022
Certified ExpertA.No, unfortunately. Not even close! This is a tropical to subtropical species, so it will need to remain in container.
You can divide them once they produce offsets. Give away larger plants, and keep the babies. I do this with some of my larger plants that are important to me. This allows me to keep smaller versions of it, without it exceeding the space that I have allotted.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/growing-yucca-indoors.htm
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April 13, 2022Q.Help Me Identify Green Worm Inside Yucca Stalks
I purchased yucca stalks or poles from blooms and branches and they were infested with these tiny green worms inside them. I had noticed the insect burrow holes on the sides of the poles / stalks prior to cutting them in half to investigate if that helps any. Please help me identify these little things.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 14, 2022
Certified ExpertA.The most common tunneling critter of yuccas is the yucca weevil but those larvae are grublike. This could be something that burrows during storage of the poles like a wood worm. I think I would be asking for my money back from Blooms and Branches.
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Anonymous on
April 25, 2022Q.Yucca Plant
My Yucca plant has grown and is almost touching the ceiling
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 26, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Do you want to shorten it? Here is how:
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Anonymous on
May 16, 2022Q.How To Care For Giant Spanish Dagger After Frost Damage
I am in central Texas and this past winter was nothing like I can ever remember. We have a rather large Giant Spanish Dagger and a lot of the leaves are still in tact with some yellowing. On one particular side, middle, towards top, the leaves just pull off with a light tug. Most are green but still just pull off. Should I pull off all the ones that are loose? I have trimmed the leaves at the base that were yellow. It is over 20 years old and I want to save it. Even if it doesn’t look good for now. I just want to know the proper way to trim it without distressing it further.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
May 16, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You did the right thing removing the yellowed leaves at the base. This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/yucca-cold-weather.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/gardening-by-zone/zone-5/zone-5-yucca-plants.htmWas this answer useful?00 - Asked by
ramonakrook on
June 20, 2022
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BushDoctor on
June 20, 2022
Certified ExpertA.That looks like the Yucca-leaved Beschorneria, or Beschorneria yuccoides.
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Anonymous on
July 2, 2022Q.Two Of My Outdoor Yucca Spikes Have Dropped Due To The Weight And Are Just Hanging On To The Trunk.HELP!!!
Can I just cut them off and plant elsewhere? Sadly no photos available due to the collapse they hang over the lawn,hope you can help
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 13, 2022
Certified ExpertA.You can stake those up and they should be fine till the blooms fade, then you can cut the spikes off and discard or compost.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/yucca-care-after-blooming.htm
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July 24, 2022
3187Q.Yuccas
Out door yukkas, very tall and thick Trunks,near a metal fence. Will they Damage the fence?
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 25, 2022
Certified ExpertA.Very, potentially, depending on the proximity to the fence. This article will help you to remove them:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/foliage/yucca/removing-yucca.htm
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