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yucca rostrata

11 years ago

has anyone have any luck with this plant in FL z 10, i would be planting in fullsun well drained soil, ammended with potting soil , gravel, sand mix in a raised bed

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ChasingCenturies (Arizona 9b)
11 years ago
You should be fine. I've heard tales of Y. rostrata growing in southern LA, so these bad boys can take a lot of moisture.
linda_denman_island
11 years ago
People grow it in the rainy PNW, so some forms at least definitely tolerate plenty of winter moisture here.
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wantonamara Z8 CenTex
11 years ago
I am not in Florida.

In Texas it works fine. I just dug a whole in a limestone hillside and added some decomposed granite and small amount compost. The dirt here is really rough limestone alkaline soil , not much fertility, and it is on a slant. our rains vary from 5" - 55" a year lately, usually under 25". We have had .5" since september so I do like theses types of plants. I would keep the soil 75% inorganic at least. maybe more with all your rains. The potting soil might not be needed. Will this be in a pot?? . It will get large.. This is a Big Bend (west Texas plant) Chihuahaun desert plant so it is quite cold hardy.

I did kill one by NOT watering it the first year. We had a bad year rain and heatwise.

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