Yucca filamentous

Yukka Threads has another name, namely, "the tree of happiness." A very beautiful and interesting plant. It is quite unpretentious, it is not very difficult to care for a yucca. It is important to keep a few key points in mind. The native land of the plant is North America. There are about 40 varieties of filamentous yucca, and there are specimens without a stem.

The plant is an inflorescence that forms a lush brush. The height of the flower reaches one and a half meters. Yucca Filamentous - a garden plant and you can find it anywhere - from offices to large greenhouses. This is due to its resistance to frost. It is important to plant the yucca correctly and then it will be able to withstand frost up to 30 degrees and, surprisingly, bloom. Although it is still better to cover for the winter.

If your region is famous for harsh winters, then buy only an established, acclimatized plant, preferably from a local greenhouse, and be sure to ask the seller for details of caring for it in winter. Filamentous yucca is a perennial plant, it will adorn the space for a long time if you take proper care of it. They say that yucca brings good luck and happiness to the house, so that it blooms for a long time and pleases you, you need to master the science of caring for this plant.

Yucca is filamentous. Plant care and planting

Planting yucca filamentous. There are no cardinal requirements for the composition of the soil. The main thing is to avoid waterlogging, otherwise the roots of yucca filamentous will begin to rot. You can save the yucca by removing most of the root and replanting the filamentous yucca in a flower pot. And only a year later, after leaving the yucca, you can plant it again in your garden, but according to all the rules. And the rules are as follows: filamentous yucca should be planted in a place where there is no danger of water overflow.

A place suitable for filamentous yucca is on a slope, with light partial shade from trees. Although in fact it can grow even on sand, the main thing is to provide it with conditions far from damp and water less, even in the wildest heat.

Drainage is also important. A pit for planting filamentous yucca must be prepared at least 80 cm deep and at least 40 cm in diameter.Then pour pebbles or fragments of brick into a hole, 5-10 centimeters, and then half cover with coarse sand, and even better with fallen leaves (they are valuable as fertilizer), mix sand with ash - this will only improve the effect.

Much also depends on the composition of the soil on the site. And if the soil is more sandy, then you can already plant. If your land on the site is loam or black earth, then immediately before planting "dilute" it with sand.

As you already understood, it is necessary to water the filamentous yucca carefully. If the summer season is not dry, then natural watering is enough for her, and in case of drought, once a week is enough. A couple of times a season, feed it with a complex mineral fertilizer, and in the third year (when the roots are finally stronger), you can also feed it with organic waste. It is not necessary to transplant filamentous yucca, it can grow in one place for decades.

To prepare the yucca for the winter season, you need to tie the leaves in a bunch and put more fallen leaves on the roots - this will help save the plant from hypothermia.

It is very easy to propagate filamentous yucca - with the help of lateral shoots, which, if not weeded in time, will turn your plant into a large and sloppy bush. Observe these conditions for caring for this beautiful plant.And remember: it does not begin to bloom in the very first year after planting, but at least three years later.

In the garden, filamentous yucca will make a successful composition for lower flowers - tobacco, nasturtium or pansies and can become its main decoration.