tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post3627643801087694480..comments2024-03-27T16:38:59.108-05:00Comments on clay and limestone: About That Yucca That Stepped Out With MeGailhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-44966796969206517672019-06-30T08:22:20.031-05:002019-06-30T08:22:20.031-05:00I grow a Y. gloriosa for ten years in climate zone...I grow a Y. gloriosa for ten years in climate zone 7, Denmark. Last year it made a shoot next to it, and as there were no space, I cut the old one down an inch above the soil surface. This year ten (10) shoots have grown from this stab. The biggest one is four inches. I have eight different species of Yucca, and they are covered and protected from rain in January, February and March. That is all. Thus year a Y. glauca is flowering beautifully. <br /><br />J.z.m. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014097863538183034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-74369867006842488572008-03-22T16:55:00.000-05:002008-03-22T16:55:00.000-05:00It sure is pretty. Maybe you'll find a good spot f...It sure is pretty. Maybe you'll find a good spot for it. I just brought home a spontaneously purchased variegated yucca too, but it's a Yucca flaccida 'Bright Edge.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-14989423959047432592008-03-20T06:20:00.000-05:002008-03-20T06:20:00.000-05:00Tina,Got it!GailTina,<BR/><BR/>Got it!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-142810699960219402008-03-19T23:20:00.000-05:002008-03-19T23:20:00.000-05:00you might not want it by the driveway then. that a...you might not want it by the driveway then. <BR/><BR/>that artemesia is 'powis castle'. i don't want anyone reading your blog to ever possibly think i would give you artemesia! the invasive s^&%^! this is the good one. makes ONLY one plant 3x3. enjoy.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-52014835891431562622008-03-19T22:59:00.000-05:002008-03-19T22:59:00.000-05:00Tina,I know it will take a long time to grow but t...Tina,<BR/><BR/>I know it will take a long time to grow but this particular yucca gets a tree trunk on it!<BR/><BR/>I am looking forward to planting the heuchera....I have a few places in mind.<BR/><BR/>Wished you had been at the talk. Again thanks for the artemesia.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-50003000579035444502008-03-19T22:50:00.000-05:002008-03-19T22:50:00.000-05:00you'll find a good spot for your heucheras. can't ...you'll find a good spot for your heucheras. can't have enough of them. i plant my yuccas by the driveway. there is a slight hill there so that ensure good drainage. lots of folks do it that way here.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-46276982894921091132008-03-19T09:36:00.000-05:002008-03-19T09:36:00.000-05:00shady,I am looking out the window at the torrentia...shady,<BR/><BR/>I am looking out the window at the torrential rain and the gooey, sticky clay soil and wondering if the big guy needs to find a faster draining soil. Maybe a container will do for a bit.<BR/><BR/>He gets 6 foot tall and wide...can you imagine the root?<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-87823695551780159562008-03-19T09:26:00.000-05:002008-03-19T09:26:00.000-05:00We can grow one type of Yucca here... don't know w...We can grow one type of Yucca here... don't know what it is, but the foliage makes a statement and the blossoms are lovely. But, you do have to know where you want it to be because the root is humongous! I tried digging one once... pretty amazing! <BR/><BR/>All photos of those plants are all lovely. If you have room for them, plant them all! ;-)Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-24149625558122509172008-03-19T09:18:00.000-05:002008-03-19T09:18:00.000-05:00Nancy,I am going to drag it around the garden and ...Nancy,<BR/><BR/>I am going to drag it around the garden and see hoe he looks! Glad you stopped by,<BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-44272844932291441512008-03-19T08:43:00.000-05:002008-03-19T08:43:00.000-05:00Melanie,They have enormous roots, they look like g...Melanie,<BR/><BR/>They have enormous roots, they look like giant tubers. I haven't experienced a problem with the Y filamentosa but this one I don't know about. <BR/><BR/>gailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-13407407267060815572008-03-19T08:41:00.000-05:002008-03-19T08:41:00.000-05:00Dave,I agree very desert like.... I have gotten s...Dave,<BR/><BR/>I agree very desert like.... I have gotten so used to Y filamentosa that they look natural to me, this one does add a different look. I am guessing it won't reach the HUGE shrub proportions here!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-59675244447934967412008-03-19T08:39:00.000-05:002008-03-19T08:39:00.000-05:00Tina,It was a good presentation...I took home 6 h...Tina,<BR/><BR/>It was a good presentation...I took home 6 herchera villosa hybrids ...new introductions...Citronelle, a lovely lime green and Beaujolais, wine colored. Can't wait to see where I will put them in the garden!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-32570866435222361742008-03-19T08:31:00.001-05:002008-03-19T08:31:00.001-05:00I've heard so many nightmare stories about the roo...I've heard so many nightmare stories about the root systems of Yucca's (can't get rid of them, no matter what you do), that I'm afraid to plant any here.Melanie Chopayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985844123815086844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-17808229935155025342008-03-19T08:31:00.000-05:002008-03-19T08:31:00.000-05:00I think many gardeners like to have that sense of ...I think many gardeners like to have that sense of discovery when they see a new plant at the nursery and they have to add to the collection. I know I've done the same thing. Since our yard was barren when we got here I can usually find a good spot for it or at least weave it into the "master plan" somewhere! The yuccas would look good mixed with sedums. Their appearance looks very desert like to me.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-77269602050546809232008-03-19T08:26:00.000-05:002008-03-19T08:26:00.000-05:00oh you need to keep him! beautiful. put him with y...oh you need to keep him! beautiful. put him with your other yuccas. he'll fit in. i had no idea about the differentiations. geri just bought a variagated yucca and i am wondering if she knows the difference. i will tell her (she doesn't do the computer-lol). keep him! i am betting in a sheltered position he will do fine! and is so different!<BR/><BR/>i am like you with a list of plants then impulse purchases. i like things that are fairly self sufficient and make a big impact but some things just look too good!<BR/><BR/>what did you get last night at the pps? i so wanted to go, but also to see my fellow students present on thier little used plants for the landscape. like paw paws, shagbark and a few others. it was interesting but not as good as the pps would've been!<BR/><BR/>still getting rain here. good for the plants. let it rain, let it rain, let it rain...tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-44541345912149824332008-03-19T07:56:00.000-05:002008-03-19T07:56:00.000-05:00cinj,Last summer I had two Spice bush (Lindera ben...cinj,<BR/><BR/>Last summer I had two Spice bush (Lindera benzoin) and dozens of perennials that I bought in the spring in one spot to water and care for....it was easier than running all over the yard to individually water them. I had to buy them early before they were gone but they wouldn't have survived last summer.<BR/><BR/>Glad you stopped by,<BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3093185160483906357.post-33694152791806722542008-03-19T07:25:00.000-05:002008-03-19T07:25:00.000-05:00Beautiful plants. You don't see them around here ...Beautiful plants. You don't see them around here of course since they're not hardey enough. There are a few plants they bring in here as houseplants, but somehow my plants outside end up doing SO much better than anything I can do inside!<BR/><BR/>I know what you mean about planning. I can make plans like there's no tomorrow, but if something at the nursery grabs my attention I just have to have it! Usually it just jumps in my cart and insists that I take it home with me.<BR/><BR/>I thought I was the only one who didn't plant her new nursery purchases right away. At least you have a plausible sounding reason. Our summers don't get too bad until mid July and if they're planted early enough in spring I've not really had a problem with getting a new transplant to thrive. My problem is being too lazy to do the work! If my plants die, it's usually over the winter. I still have to work on that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.com