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yellow cannas? PLMK

I have a care book and one of its mentions suggests yucca is one plant whose pot should be allowed to break before it is repotted. Seems it is saying the plants roots should be allowed to do its worst before needing a fix. Yucca, along with other plants, dracaena among them, is affected to small extent by fluoride. Fluoride is a constituent of perlite. Whether one should avoid its use is up in the air--it does aid in good drainage. One might decide instead to use a coarse sand in lieu of. Fluoride does not, unlike chlorine, dissipate to much extent by leaving it overnight. Still, gaining room temperature by such time interval does help the plant. (had to throw that in, I'm a believer now in the difference of the chemicals) Where one might see effects from such fluoride, an easy method to rid the soil of its long term effects is to leach the soil as well as one can considering the size of the plant and container its in. Still though, leaching has its good results for taking the bother. One method I use on my pothos, I think works well, is to take a bowl with you to the plant when you water, and water well --very well so that the plant drains continuously for a time while you sop it up with a sponge. If hubby has a chamois for the car, that can be used and works extremely well. Just be sure to wash it well afterwards.

Yuccas are not good low light plants, although some retailers will try to sell them as such. Ten feet from a window is low light and that is the primary problem. Inadequate light causes a plant to slowly starve so symptoms often take a long time to appear. The plant gradually sacrifices older leaves so it can continue to support new growth. Better light is the only answer for you and it will take quite some time for it to stop shedding older leaves and gradually recover. Will Creed mrmothernature@gmail.com