Where to buy yucca plants

Joshua Yucca yucca-joshua-tree. Spanish Bayonet Yucca yucca-spanish-bayonet. Yucca rostrata yucca-rostrata. Yucca has lance-shaped leaves growing in a rosette pattern, on a woody stem or trunk-like frame.

Whenl it reaches the huge size that is filmed here, and when the trunk reaches 5 or 6 feet in height it forks into frightful, multiple branches. Beware of these plants, if children are nearby, and even adults dread the sting of its piercing pricks. The Red Yucca is an outstanding plant, more for its continuous, dramatic flowering and definitely more desirable than the mother plant foliage that freely multiplies by offsetting to form babies.

The tall red spikes of flowers seem to endlessly rise from the plant center at the base. These variations in leaf patterning make for very interesting plants, which look quite different from each other, even if their parent plant is the same, or closely related. In late summer, particularly in hot summers and hotter growing areas, a tall flower spike may grow from the center of older clump of leaves, often producing several spikes from a single older plant.

These thick, leafless stems grow up between 2 and 6 feet, depending on the plant, and in the upper section flowers cluster.

These often cover most of the stem, right down to the tops of the leaves. Each stem has many flowers, and the flowers are large, about two inches across. They have six petals, and they are shaped rather like tulips, only hanging upside down. Creamy-white in color, they release a rich perfume too. There is something slightly improbable about this clump of tough leaves producing such a dramatic and beautiful flowering.

The flowers are edible, with an interesting slightly bitter taste, and a hint of artichoke. After flowering large seed pods develop. These are up to 4 inches long, and rectangular, with a rounded end, and sometimes they are red or purple in color. These add interest as they mature, and they are also attractive in a rugged, wintery way. Most Yucca Plants are hardy in zone 5, and many are hardy in zone 4.

They grow in all the warmer zones too, even in zone 10, so they can be grown almost anywhere. They should always be planted in full sun, in any well-drained soil, and they grow in all soils, including very sandy ones. They will grow among rocks, and in gravel and poor soil, but they will not grow well at all in wet soils.

When newly planted they should be watered once a week, but once established these are plants that will tolerate extended periods of dryness, and they need no additional watering. Pests and diseases are virtually unknown on these plants, and deer and rabbits leave them alone too. The only care that may be needed is the occasional removal of dead outer leaves, and that is only a matter of tidiness in the garden, as they will naturally disintegrate in time if simply left. Flower spikes should be removed flush with the ground, as the crown of leaves that produced them will not grow after flowering.

It is replaced by new shoots that come from the underground parts. No other care is needed. The plant genus Yucca contains almost 50 different species , and most of them are similar, with the same kinds of leaves and flowers. They grow over a large area, from southern Alberta in Canada, all through the southwestern states, down into Mexico and into Guatemala.

They are found in Texas , all along the Gulf of Mexico, and as far north as Maryland in the east. They also grow on many Caribbean islands. They grow everywhere from deserts to coastal dunes, in open woodlands, scrub, grasslands, prairies and sub-tropical regions, almost always in areas that are dry and often with low rainfall.

One fascinating aspect to Yuccas is their pollination by special moths, called yucca moths Megathymus species. These lay an egg in each flower, pollinating them at the same time. The caterpillar develops in the seed pod, feeding on young seeds, but enough seeds are left to ensure the continuation of the wild yucca plants. It grows naturally in Texas and throughout the southwest. It is easily recognized by the thin, curling threads coming of the edges of the leaves.

This tough, easy-to-grow plant thrives in ordinary garden conditions, as well as on dry sites. In summer, bell-shaped white flowers on tall stalks rise way above the foliage, adding even more garden appeal. Yucca are exceptionally low maintenance and drought tolerant plants in the ground or in containers. Rest assured, when you buy plants for sale online from Wilson Bros Gardens, we safely ship the highest quality container grown specimens that are ready upon arrival to plant and thrive for years to come in your gardens - Guaranteed!

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