Yucca love

[subsonicdrone]

this yucca was under about 10 feet of snow  as i shoveled the roof off and the wind piled it up there as well

the stem died but it sprouted back in the spring from the base

the other one had several sprouts from the base

hopefully they make it through the winter

[TropicsEnjoyer]

1 hour ago, subsonicdrone said:

this yucca was under about 10 feet of snow  as i shoveled the roof off and the wind piled it up there as well

the stem died but it sprouted back in the spring from the base

the other one had several sprouts from the base

hopefully they make it through the winter

filamentosa are pretty tough, it should bounce back pretty soon

[subsonicdrone]

thank you for the identification

i dug this one up from a worksite where heavy machinery would have destroyed it... customer was not interested in keeping it

i tried to dig deep but got no where close to the bottom of the tap root

the planter it is in has deep soil so it probably has a nice long root by now

[Meangreen94z]

A few at San Antonio Botanical Garden

[Palmensammler]

You're pictures are wonderful.  Are the first filifera?

Greetings

Eckhard 

[Meangreen94z]

20 hours ago, Palmensammler said:

You're pictures are wonderful.  Are the first filifera?

Greetings

Eckhard 

Yes, they weren’t labeled but appeared to be filifera . Yucca decipiens is similar and potosina is somewhat close but neither are common in Texas .

[SeanK]

A local nursery is still open here. I'm surprised as it usually closes in September, I think. Perhaps it needs to get rid of more plants.

This is a place with a lot of interesting stuff.

https://growersoutlet.com/Plant_Info/Shrubs/Yucca/Yucca_aloifolia_Magenta_Magic.pdf

 

[KPoff]

On 11/10/2025 at 10:54 AM, Meangreen94z said:

A few at San Antonio Botanical Garden

@Meangreen94z I wonder if those trichocereus (?) were there before 2021?

[KPoff]

1 hour ago, SeanK said:

A local nursery is still open here. I'm surprised as it usually closes in September, I think. Perhaps it needs to get rid of more plants.

This is a place with a lot of interesting stuff.

https://growersoutlet.com/Plant_Info/Shrubs/Yucca/Yucca_aloifolia_Magenta_Magic.pdf

 

@SeanK I’ve been tempted to buy that same plant!

[Meangreen94z]

2 hours ago, KPoff said:

@Meangreen94z I wonder if those trichocereus (?) were there before 2021?

Yes, terscheckii can survive 9-11°F . It was long duration but they may have been wrapped. There are Neobuxbaumia polylopha there and elsewhere in San Antonio that survived. The larger they get the hardier they are.

[SeanK]

19 hours ago, KPoff said:

@SeanK I’ve been tempted to buy that same plant!

Woodlanders.net has the standard variety.

[KPoff]

18 hours ago, Meangreen94z said:

Yes, terscheckii can survive 9-11°F . It was long duration but they may have been wrapped. There are Neobuxbaumia polylopha there and elsewhere in San Antonio that survived. The larger they get the hardier they are.

@Meangreen94z I planted one here in 8A west Texas. It’s going in to its first winter. I’ll probably wrap it this first winter if it’s going to get below 15 or so. Maybe 20 even. I’m surprised how fast it’s grown. It doubled in height over the summer. 

[akaranus]

Few pics...intersting thing, recently find out that one of my rostrata make 2 head without flowering....i thought they do that only after flowering....

[Meangreen94z]

1 hour ago, akaranus said:

Few pics...intersting thing, recently find out that one of my rostrata make 2 head without flowering....i thought they do that only after flowering....

Wow, absolutely amazing. Thanks for posting 

[akaranus]

This two rigida planted 2011 as seedlings are getting huge but still no flower...

[akaranus]

But this one 3 times shorter, on full sun all day, already first flower this spring and now making two heads...