Use this forum to discuss matters relating to Agave, Beschorneria, Furcraea, Hesperaloe, Hesperoyucca, Manfreda, Polianthes, Yucca and related species. This is where one posts unknown plant photos for ID help.
It was not a very good day to take new pics but I had no choice.
Here are some Yucca I had tried some years ago without any experience and informations to grow them. The only one which died is Y. mixtecana and I'm not very sure why, probably the frost but I'm not really sure.
The others thrived correctly even if the grow rate is very different to a species to another.
All the species have approximately the same age (9 to 10 years old).
Very nice- great. I wish I had Yucca knowledge like that 20 years ago. The first one is the only one I've seen planted in the bay area..at least a front yard. Berkeley Botanical garden might have the last. Others are new to me.
Really nice Luc, I like 'em all! I have a beautiful Y. thompsoniana about 6' tall. Still waiting for its first bloom.
Agave
"American aloe plant," 1797, from Greek Agaue, proper name in mythology (mother of Pentheus), from agauos "noble," perhaps from agasthai "wonder at".
"Some talk the talk, others walk the walk, but I stalk the stalk"
Did you get the seeds from Rare Palm Seeds? If so there is a strong possibility I collected some of those - periculosa, potosina and mixtecana, anyway.
No I bought them as young plantlets to two differents french growers but Rare palm seeds stays the main supplier for growers also, so it is not impossible.
nice to see any Yucca here! Especially such well grown examples. I have only one of those shown. A very messy multi headed treculeana. With each blooming it produces another head. Faxonii growing right next to the treculeana blooms every year also but has never branched. Both were started from 3 foot top cuts.
thanks for the treat Luc
