Hardy Tropicals UK

After reading these comments I wish I had actually picked one up!

Nah, if you had liked it you would have picked it up Kris, just because other people say its nice is no reason to get one

Adrian wrote:Nah, if you had liked it you would have picked it up Kris, just because other people say its nice is no reason to get one

Nah, I think if the wife wasn't with me I probably would!

I know where you are coming from there

i get the opposite with Deb,im the one always reminding her we dont have that much overwintering space. shes a diamond when it comes to plants,if we dont have one,we can get one

The whole point of Yucca Plants is that they are sharp and dangerous. Not pretty and purple.

not so in my opinion.yucca bright star is a fabulous introduction and tame,i dare say there are others too. i have a biggish floribunda cross also with lax leaves.some yuccas which dont stab you,still make a good point.

i wouldnt class rostratas as dangerous,not like the harder leaved forms anyway

Do they become darker in the summer Red?
I'd really like to try one, how much protection do they need?

un known territory Nige,had a chat with Ade and we both reckon a bit of sun will bring the colour back.the small red aloifolias outside are still red, but they are very different and quite stiff and sharp

I know this is an old post but I went to Akamba today and they had several of these for £12. Decent plants too. Also picked up a Melianthus Major for £8.50. (Standard size wine bottle for perspective).

i have one of those in a 2.5 litre pot sitting in the greenhouse at present.Reputed to be hardy down to about -13c.
The only reason its in greenhouse is because i bought it to late last year to plant out.Nice plant.
My Melianthus major as sailed through last to winters with small damage whilst another members 10 miles away died in 2017/18 winter.They are usually root hardy if all foliage is lost

That looks like the purple yucca we put in about two or three years ago. It broke off at the stem, not cold hardy enough. I was going to throw it away but someone suggested cutting the dead base off and potting it up. Its growing nicely in the polytunnel. We have tender succulents out in the garden and they haven't all died off (just so you can judge how warm / cold it has been).

like a lot of yuccas it may be cold hardy providing kept dry during winter.Its the combination of cold and wet they probably do not like

I know tatter thats why i said we have tender succulents in the garden that we expected to die off but haven't. We have well drained soil and are not in a high rainfall area.

Jim, I've lost two of them over separate periods, there lovely plants once you get them established although never heard of them being root hardy once the foliage/ Centre has rotted.
I'm not surprised they survive in Costa Rotherham ,I've started buying my vulcanic rock from around that area!.