"Astral Voyager" wrote in message
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"tpow" wrote:

I have what I think is called a Yucca that is in flower. See:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/astral....temp/yukka.jpg

I'm never sure what to do with the flower stem once all the flowers have
gone. Are you supposed to cut it off, or leave it to die away naturally?

we let ours age a few months until the stem is blackish then cut then off
as close to their base as pos............been doing this 15 years with no
ill effect.

Thanks. That is pretty much what I have been doing up to now, but I was
not sure if I was helping or hindering it.

Do you get loads of 'babies' growing around the base? If so...what do you
do with them?

Mel

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yes, we dig down as far as possible and cut or break them off. They are then
potted and if they grow, either given away to friends/family or we keep
them...........we have about 8 potted. They are useful dotted around the
garden for security and to keep the cats off or away from certain areas.