After being inspired over the weekend to have another poke through B&Q reduced plant section, I popped in tonight and noticed the above plant reduced from a £10 to £4.98 (I'm sure I could haggle further with the predicted cold snap due!)
Anyway, has anyone got any experience in growing this plant? Is it hardy? I was thinking of growing in a pot on the patio and overwintering in a greenhouse - but again not sure. Had nice big fleshy leaves - not sure if this is a good think regarding hardyness!
Are these plants also known as a 'Mexican cabbage palm' or something similar?? I'm sure I've seen a taller similar looking plant (scurries off to check one of the gardening books.....)
Appreciate your help!
Mexican Yucca
- Arlon Tishmarsh
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Re: Mexican Yucca
Do you mean Beschorneria by any chance ? If so, i started with one a couple of years ago and now have quite a few, they pup quite easily. During a frost they will drop / lower their leaves but they soon perk up again when the day temp rises. At most i've only ever put a fleece bag on them and that was for the "Narnia " 2010 winter. One of my favourite plants and a stunning bluey colour as wellpiechnik99 wrote:
Anyway, has anyone got any experience in growing this plant? Is it hardy?
Are these plants also known as a 'Mexican cabbage palm' or something similar??
A couple of pics of some of mine.........................
Re: Mexican Yucca
Looking good - decent coloured stand our foliage! I think your photos have sold it!Arlon Tishmarsh wrote: Do you mean Beschorneria by any chance ? If so, i started with one a couple of years ago and now have quite a few, they pup like crazy. During a frost they will drop / lower their leaves but they soon perk up again when the day temp rises. At most i've only ever put a fleece bag on them and that was for the "Narnia " 2010 winter. One of my favourite plants and a stunning bluey colour as well
You did well with just a fleece bag over that 2010 winter - so thery're hardy than I thought
Like I mentioned I was planning to grow in a pot (due to a mixture of heavy clay and 250 metres above sea level garden!) so I take it a good free draining mix would be best?
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Re: Mexican Yucca
piechnik99 wrote:Looking good - decent coloured stand our foliage! I think your photos have sold it!Arlon Tishmarsh wrote: Do you mean Beschorneria by any chance ? If so, i started with one a couple of years ago and now have quite a few, they pup like crazy. During a frost they will drop / lower their leaves but they soon perk up again when the day temp rises. At most i've only ever put a fleece bag on them and that was for the "Narnia " 2010 winter. One of my favourite plants and a stunning bluey colour as well
You did well with just a fleece bag over that 2010 winter - so thery're hardy than I thought
Like I mentioned I was planning to grow in a pot (due to a mixture of heavy clay and 250 metres above sea level garden!) so I take it a good free draining mix would be best?
Most peoples died in 2010 or pupped the following year so not nailed on Hardy. Arlon is in tropical Wales.
Probably Cordyline hardy.
Re: Mexican Yucca
I have four species of Beschorneria.... strange plants, my most tender Beschorneria Albiflora is sending up a flower shoot in January of all months
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Re: Mexican Yucca
Definitely...........piechnik99 wrote:so I take it a good free draining mix would be best?
Very nice plant AndyAndy Martin wrote:my most tender Beschorneria Albiflora is sending up a flower shoot in January of all months