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YUCCA PLANT

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Posted by: volcanogirl

19th Nov 2010 05:00am

I have a very big yuuca plant in my backyard. Is slowly turning yellow. Have fed it and watered it but nothing is changing. Can anyone tell me what im doing wrong. I dont want it to die. It is quite big with at least 8 different heads on it.

Anonymous
  • 23rd Dec 2011 02:52am

Although I can't answer the question of why the Yucca is or was, turning Yellow, what I can say for certain is that Yuccas require very little water and can even go months, or at least many weeks without being watered or rained on. And it should be stated here that if Yuccas are watered or rained on regularly (like, every day or several times a week), they will actually begin to look like crap and acquire black spots all over their leaves. I know this because I recently worked in a nursery for 22 months and have completed a Certificate II in Horticulture.

P.S. Yuccas also require full sun and are believed by me to have originally come from the harsh, dry deserts of the States of Arizona and Nevada, USA - much like Joshua Trees.


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