Yuccas outside

[dyls]

It's obviously a bit late to ask this now but I'm gonna ask anyway

During the summer, I decided I'd like a yucca in front of my house. The only ones at B&Q are sold as houseplants "minimum temperature 10C" (Ha ha ha ha ha ha, I thought, as I planted it outside). It was just labeled as "Varigated yucca", and nothing really more descriptive than that.

What kind of yucca is it likely to be? And how hardy? The front of my house rarely stays frozen for long if there is a frost - cold weather here always means clear skies, the sun will get to it before mid day.

Are there any tricks to getting yuccas to flower? I always like the big flower spikes on the ones you see in Spain, but although there are one or two yuccas I've spotted around here, I've never seen one flowering.

[Nigel Fear]

Is it anything like mine Dyls?

Yucca Elephantipes Jewel, [sometimes called Y.Elegans jewel].
The leaves aren't sharp, and are more plyable than most Yucca's.

I've had it about 4yrs outside no problem.

[Nigel Fear]

It has never flowered yet though, so can't help you with that part of the question.

[dyls]

Yeah, pliable leaves that bend under their own weight - although the varegation is sort of inverse of what you have (wide green, narrow pale stripes rather than wide pale, narrow green).

Well, it's good to know I was right to giggle at the "10 celcius minimum" thing on the label

[stephenprudence]

They'll be fine on the I.O.M - you should have a few of them in various hotels around the island actually!

If mine has survived then it'll survive with you given my climate is alot colder than yours

[manxmann]

Im sure its a yucca of some sort infront of a house in Mill Street, Castletown Dyls. With white flowers in the summer.

[telipogon]

If it's a variegated form of Y. elephantipes, it's going to need some protection outside, it probably won't be hardy.

[eyefi]

i've got a 3ft y.elephantipes "jewel" in a pot, that has been at ambient temp for years in an outside covered area at a nursery, so dry in winter. it's fine. the label says -3 but it's been beyond that. some are harder than others. if you get one that has been in the indoor plant section of a shop for years and bung it outside it will probably not like you.

a yucca recurvifolia would be a better bet or if it has to be varigated a y.gloriosa, both of which are readily available from GC's quite tough and flower easily.

[Edo]

I have one really big Yucca outside-i think its Gloriosa.
If you can get this one, i think that you will be satisfied with it.

Anyways, plant can´t read labels tags;)

[Dave Brown]

The main difference between Yucca elephantipes and gloriosa is human contact. You can plant Y.elephantipes next to a path with no problem. Planting Y gloriosa next to a path will see the path not used after a while

[stephenprudence]

I took this in West Kirby, tis a bit wind ravaged, but leaning over the pavement like that, I'd rather keep my eyeballs

[Alexander]

The most reliable flowerer is Yucca filamentosa/flaccida. They do produce flowers every summer. And should be fine in colder climates.

Alexander

[manxmann]

Theres also one on Ballanard road, Douglas, IOM near the roundabout. White flowers.