I have a plant that has bloomed for the first time (We inherited our home and all its plants) in the 3 years we have lived here. It is really beautiful. I want to take this plant with me as we are planning on moving, but have no idea how to go about moving it. Does anyone recognize it?
Hi Dish....I believe that plant would be a Yucca Lily...I've bought seeds for a plant like that on ebay.....
It does look like a yucca of some sort (not a lily). I'm not sure which Yucca species it is though, but here are the ones in Plant Files to look at. Many of them won't be hardy in your zone so if you look at the hardiness first that can help you narrow things down. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=yucca&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&search_prefs%5Bblank_cultivar%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=both&Search=Search
Thanks for the input. I will check out the Yucca. Here is a closer look at the flower :)
ecrane is right -- yucca of some kind. Since it's very drought tolerant, it should be easy to move. Just dig it up, put it in a box, and plant it at the new house. I bought mine from a lady in WI, so it was several days in transit to me. Never even had a bit of transplant shock, just started in growing again as soon as I got it back in the ground.
Karen
Everybody here is correct. I have several species of yuccas in a large desert bed, and every year I move at least a couple of them trying to make room. I let them sit out and dry for a day or two if the soil is moist or it is going to rain, as they are somewhat susceptible to root rots if the roots broken during moving don't callous over a bit before watering. Dish8, I think yours is either yucca filamentosa or glauca, I 'm 99% sure glendalekid's is a filamentosa. Good luck!
It is a Yucca Called 'Adames Needle' I have its twin. have no Pics to share had to download all, because of a Computer problem. LOL
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Tills
Thanks for all your help! Yucca it is!
Hi: It is a Yucca filamentosa. I live in Wyoming and they are common here on the Plains. Likewise in Nebraska where I used to live.
They are drought resistant, therefore the root is large and deep. I'm not sure if you can transplant it since it is established where it is growing. The fact that it is drought resistant doesn't mean that it transplants easier. Perhaps it you are able to get the full root, it may survive. These plants are very slow-growing, the reason it takes that long to bloom. Also to become established. They are hardy to at least zone 4 (-30F)
Good luck if you decide to take it with you.
One of the common names for it is "Ghost in the Garden". Seeing it at dusk might give one a clue why it is called that. I've moved and transplanted them with no harm. I have a half dozen of them in pots now, they were sent to me from a friend in Chicago. It just takes a while to get established.
It has a deep tap root. Dig deep when you try to move it!
dish8, just as avianut said Yucca's can root very deeply. And they multiply nicely when planted where they're happy. But, beWARE if you ever plant them under a tree though! Years ago I planted 3 under one of our Tulip Trees and several years afterwards wanted to move them. Their roots had naturally grown WITHIN the trees roots and it took me a week of excavating to extract them without harming the tree OR the Yuccas! As a side note I read a long time ago that Native Americans used Yucca sap as shampoo. Hmmmm........ ;o)
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