Yucca came to Russia from the territories of the New World - This is, above all, the United States and Mexico.
In particular, Yucca Nitchataya comes from the eastern part of North America, and now it is cultivated in the Crimean lands and in the Caucasus.
Further in the article we will talk about the garden yucca: care and transplanting, reproduction, diseases, description of flowers, photos.
general description
Yucca filamentous can be grown and as a indoor flower, and as a garden plant. It is a shrub with almost no stem.
Its tough bluish-green leaves of lanceolate form have pointed tips. It differs from its relatives in its richness of color: its leaves can be decorated with white or yellow stripes.
A photo
Yucca filamentous: photo of this species.
Care at home and on site
Next, we will talk about how to care for a yucca garden flower, what kind of plant flowers it is, whether you need to dig for the winter, cover the yucca and more.
Features care after purchase
The most important task immediately after purchase is choosing the right place for the "newcomer." It should be a well-lit place with no drafts, temperature changes, excessive dampness or dryness - the yucca does not like extremes.
In the case of landing in open ground, you should choose a well-lit place, because yucca loves the sun. Even better, if this place is located on a slope - it will not allow water to stagnate, and the roots will not rot. However, it is useful to make a drainage layer in the landing pit.
Lighting
The filamentous Yucca loves the light, so she will like it southern, brightly lit windows. In the warm season, the room “palm tree” can be taken out on the balcony or in the garden in the bright sun.
You can place it in the penumbra, as long as it is not a dark and damp place. If the plant cannot be removed, it is necessary to ensure regular airing of the room in warm spring and summer. However, beware of drafts.
Temperature
Room Filament Yucca prefers moderate temperature. In the warm season it is a temperature of up to 25 degrees, in the cold seasons - no less than +8. In turn, garden yuccas, decorating the dachas, are resistant even to winter cold. However, in the winter it is necessary to shelter.
Air humidity
To air humidity Garden Yucca undemandingbecause she is accustomed to a dry climate.
Therefore, spraying is not an urgent need, but it will not be superfluous: it will help to clean the leaves from dust.
the main thingso that water does not penetrate the outlet.
Also spraying can not be carried out in direct sunlight - it threatens to burn leaves.
Watering
You need to water the yucca moderately, moisten the soil as soon as the top layer dries out. It is important not to overdo it: a yucca will suffer a lack of moisture much easier than an overabundance. In spring, summer and autumn, abundant watering is allowed, but in winter it should be reduced.
Yucca, standing in a warm room, requires more moisture than the one that lives in a cool room. The same applies to the size of the plant: a large palm tree evaporates more moisture, and therefore needs more frequent and abundant watering, and vice versa.
Bloom
Fragrant creamy white drooping flowers Filamentous yuccas are collected in a large peduncle, which is drawn over a leafy rosette to a height of up to a meter. Such a panicle can include up to 200 flowers.
Admire them can be 2-3 weeks in the summer months - in June or July - and only after a couple of years after landing. Yucca does not bloom if it froze slightly in winter.
Fertilizers
As a top dressing Yucca is suitable for a diluted complex of mineral fertilizers, as well as organic fertilizers based on cow or horse manure.
Feed the plant is recommended in the spring and summer every three weeks.
You can not fertilize the home "palm" in winter, as well as immediately after transplantation and rooting, during her illness.
Transfer
When and how to transplant garden yucca? Yucca, like all other plants, does not like too frequent transfers.
You should resort to this procedure only when the pot for the room “palm” becomes too small and the roots are already protruding from the holes. Or if the yucca should be rescued from the waterlogged, soured soil.
If you want your yucca to continue growing, choose a new pot of everything a few inches more than before. If plant growth needs to be stopped, 1/4 of the roots must be cut off and planted in a former pot filled with new soil.
At the bottom of any pot must have a drainage layerA: from 1 to 5 cm depending on the size of the tank.
And then a video about how to plant a garden yucca.
Growing up
How is breeding yucca garden? Grow filamentous yucca from seed or propagate vegetatively.
For the first method it is necessary to soak the seeds in warm water for a day, and then evenly distribute them in capacity and sprinkle them with light peat or sheet earth. Capacity with seeds need to cover with a film, then put in a warm, shaded place and periodically ventilate. Under favorable conditions, seedlings should appear in a month.
Second way suggests rooting of the cut tops of the "palm". The cut must be dried, cut off the lower leaves, and collect all remaining ones by the middle of the trunk. The stalk is planted in moistened sand, covered with polyethylene and put in a warm place, occasionally airing the "greenhouse". After 3-4 weeks, when the cutting has taken root, it can be planted on a permanent place.
Also suitable for germination and trunk fragments. They should be laid out on moistened sand, tightly pressed to it, and covered with polyethylene. When new sprouts appear from the buds on the stem, it should be divided so that on each fragment there is a sprout with roots. They can be seated in permanent places and go to the usual scheme of care.
Yucca garden reproduction is possible and dividing the bush. Given that the plant grows very quickly, this method of reproduction is very effective and simple. In addition, it will not allow decorative “palm trees” to grow too thick.
Wintering yucca garden
How does the plant overwinter? How to cover yucca filamentous? In winter, the yucca growing in the open field of the garden plot, need to cover. Her leaves are collected in the center of the bush, carefully wrapped with a ribbon and the resulting column is covered. It is important to make it so that the bar does not bend down and the plant does not lose its shape. As soon as precipitations fall, the shelter is covered with snow. Remove the protection when the threat of freezing.
Another option - cover the shrub with a spacious wooden box that can be insulated with a nonwoven material, foam plastic or roofing material with the onset of extreme cold. On top of this shelter, you can sprinkle dry leaves, cover with straw or spruce branches, and the final layer will be a film.
Video about how to care for Yucca garden before winter.
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Fruits and their application
Yucca bears fruit only in their native lands, because only there is found a butterfly, which carries out pollination. In some species of yucca, the fruit is a berry, in others - a box with seeds. In filamentous yucca it is a round box in diameter up to 5 cm.
Diseases and pests
Over-wetting yucca threatens the appearance of root or stem rot, bacterial or fungal diseases. The leaves and trunk are covered with soft to the touch areas and dark spots.
In this case, the damaged parts of the plant must be removed, the surviving parts must be treated with a fungicide. Of course, watering should be reduced, spraying should stop altogether.
But in fact, to cure this disease is almost impossible: it is better to root the surviving, healthy part of the trunk or the very top of the plant.
Dry leaves
If only the lower leaves dry up in yucca, this is a natural process, and you should not worry about it. However, if the top leaves also dry, something goes wrong. Most likely, the reason for the lack of moisture - correct irrigation mode.
Yucca may also be attacked in dry areas. spider mites: Then the leaves, too, begin to dry, covered with yellow spots and cobwebs.
To combat these pests, yucca should be treated with a mild solution of tobacco, Dalmatian chamomile, garlic or onion extract. Wash the plant should be from the table to the edges of the leaves. To carry out the procedure is necessary to complete victory over the insects.
With shield aphids, also dangerous for yucca, you need to fight in another way. Here will help the solution of soap, which need to wipe the leaves. The larvae are sprayed with a solution of soap and tobacco, in which kerosene or even denatured alcohol is added. It is possible to use ready-made anti-pest agents.
If it turns yellow
Most often this phenomenon is observed in winter, when the rooms are too hot due to heating devices, and lighting, on the contrary, is not enough. In this case, try remove the plant away from batteries and provide him access to the maximum amount of light.
Also, the reason for the appearance of yellowness may be insufficient watering, drafts or sudden changes in temperature. Or spraying under the sun: in this case, the yellow specks are sunburns from the sun.
Conclusion
Yucca is a very practical plant. Its leaves are used to make strong fibers and to make baskets. In turn, yucca roots give a red dye. Different parts of the plant go to the production of a variety of medicines.
But besides the good, the false palm is beautiful decoration not only room interior, but also a personal plot.
