Yucca??

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  1. BekiMac

    BekiMac Gardener

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    Hi,
    I rescued this from a customer's house today, she said it was "dead" :eek:
    (along with 2 Begonias which will be going to live with my Mother-In-Law)

    The label on the pot said 'Yucca glor variegata', but I'm not convinced. I thought it was a Cordyline? Although having never owned either should I just trust the label?

    I doesn't have a 'trunk' as such, rather an area where the dead leaves were.
    http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/BekiMac/Yucca1.jpg

    http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/BekiMac/Yucca2.jpg

    If it's any further help - when I repotted it I realised it had these 'nodules' :

    http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u164/BekiMac/nobules.jpg

    Any help apreciated,:)

    Regards, Beki x
     
  2. BekiMac

    BekiMac Gardener

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    :( pants. Can anyone tell me why my pictures haven't worked?

    I read through all of Daisees instructions in the 'How To..' thread, what have I missed?? :(

    Well, I've replaced the red X with a link, so I'm half-way there! :o
     
  3. Paladin

    Paladin Gardening...A work of Heart

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    Try clicking the 'Preview Post',that was the only way I could post up pic's at first.
     
  4. BekiMac

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    Thanks for the tip Paladin:)

    As you can see I've half fixed it, lol

    Before the forum changed I had no problems, but I was younger and brighter then :D

    Beki x
     
  5. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Beki, I think something might have gone wrong during the upload to PB.
    Have another go.
     
  6. Ivory

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  7. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Yeah I can see them as well now.

    Looks like a yucca to me.
     
  8. BekiMac

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    Ok, cheers Pete and Ivory, that'll teach me for being sceptical! :D

    I really like the pink in the leaves. This one is a tiny baby compared to those pictures :p

    Should it be treated as a house plant? Or protected outdoors?

    Regards, Beki x
     
  9. Ivory

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    I think Yucca gloriosa is hardy, but wait for wiser opinions to stay on the safe side.
     
  10. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Well gloriosa varigata as far as I know, does not have the pink on the leaves.
    But I have an idea I've seen this one somewhere.

    My guess is its more or less totally hardy in the UK, but needs a good sunny site with well drained soil, to do well.
     
  11. Ivory

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    Apparentlyit gets pinkish in cool weather:

    "Another that I have grown for a number of years and that has proven outstanding is Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata'. The leaves of this beautiful plant are blue-green with a lovely gold margin that changes to a light, creamy yellow during the summer months. In winter, it too takes on shades of pink around its edges when the weather turns cold."

    Found this in this blog:
    http://troybmarden.blogspot.com/2008/03/yikes-its-yucca.html
     
  12. BekiMac

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    That's interesting Ivory :)

    Right, I've decided where it's going

    Thanks again folks :thumb:

    Regards, Beki x
     
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    i would go along with Yucca, there are a lot of variegated Cordylines but as far as I know not with pink in the leaf yet, (plant breeders may change that).
     
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