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Yucca, Agave
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Posted by dln949 4 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 27, 08 at 23:09
| Last April I planted a Soaptree Yucca and an Agave NeoMexicana in our Southern Minnesota backyard. I provided no protection over the winter. It was pretty much snow-covered Dec - March. Now, the snow is gone. They look fine, except for the inner leaves of each plant: The ends of those leaves, about halfway down the leaves, are quite yellow. Is that due to moisture from the snow? The rest of each plant looks fine - do you think they'll recover? What can I do to help them recover? Thanks. |
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RE: Yucca, Agave
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- Posted by marric Z5b Ontario (My Page) on
Fri, Mar 28, 08 at 13:31
| I bought a Yucca about 4 years ago. It comes back every spring looking somewhat pathetic but quickly perks up once it gets warmer. The only thing I do to it is pick off the outer leaves when they dry up. Mine had several babys and I found out that the parent plant dies after flowering, sends up several babys and they will flower in another 2-5 years. Hope this helps. Marg |
RE: Yucca, Agave
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| If the plant dies after flowering, then it's probably an agave not a yucca. dln949, it could be too much moisture or, due to snow, not enough sun -- they may green up over time though and I'm sure will be fine overall. We've had agaves and yuccas frost-bit, even here in Phoenix, and they do come back nicely. Make sure the base of the plant gets good ventilation, i.e. isn't moist and moldy from the dead leaves. |
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