On 3 Apr, 00:02, "Cat(h)" wrote:
On Apr 2, 7:46*pm, takethisout





wrote:
Cat(h) wrote:
On Apr 2, 7:00 pm, Steve wrote:
I have a Yucca 10 - 15 years old (I think). *It is in fairly dry, sandy
soil and it has always seemed quite healthy, flowering most years. *In
the last year or two I have noticed that the leaves are a paler, more
yellowish green than they used to be. *I am in coastal eastern Scotland.
* I have seen other Yuccas in the area that are a nice healthy looking
green. *Any suggestions for perking it up will be gratefully received.

You can see it at

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...IMG_0483_1.jpg

TIA

Steve

Is that really a yucca, or a cordyline?

Cat(h)

Well I could be wrong, but it seems to match the description I have of
Yucca aloifolia (Spanish Bayonet).

Features that had me convinced include the branched stem (it has 3
heads) and the stout erect panicles, 18 inches long, of pendent bell
shaped flowers, held above the foliage, that appear in late summer.

You can no doubt tell that I just copied that from a book, but it does
describe this specimen exactly. *Are there Cordylines that have those
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I don't claim to be an expert, and no doubt someone more qualified
here can comment further.
I asked the question because cordylines do very well outdoors here in
Ireland - a climate perhaps relatively comparable to coastal scotland
(?). *Whereas yuccas are sold as indoors plants - even if mine lives
in a pot all year round up against the south facing gable end of my
house, in a suntrap.
The two plants look very similar, but seen as you are describing
pendent bell flowers, which definitely sound like yucca flowers, and
maybe not so much like cordyline flowers.
So, in short, maybe I am talking out of my hat :-)

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Either way... could it be in need of a feed?