Re: Valerie / Yucca, which I forgot

Hi Valerie!

Thanks for yr ample reply.

Well cold there...

I shall be receiving a Y nana soon.

Why green Phormiums? I like agaves, and I like hardy stuff...
And generally the variegata stuff is less hardy, not to talk about 
Cv`s.

Regards!

Maarten


--- In AGAVACEAE@y..., Valerie Gillman <hortma@y...> wrote:
> Maarten,
> 
> > USDA zone 5?? There is no zone 5 on the map I
> > have...
> 
> zone 5 has a minimum of -20F, but it hasn't been there
> for years. We usually get down to -12F for a few days.
> 
> > 
> > Well, if Yuccas are not hardy in Michigan, it must
> > be quite cold 
> > there.
> 
> yucca filamentosa is hardy here. Many yards have as
> their only plant, a clump of y. filamentosa growing
> right in the lawn. People grow them because you can
> ignore them. I try not to be a plant snob, but I only
> have a variegated y. filamentosa in my cactus bed,
> along with two little grasslike yuccas, that I can't
> remember right now. I have planted seed from yucca
> nana and another that might be hardy and grows a
> trunk, I also can't remember that one, and I've had my
> coffee! So far no germination but it's been only
> fifteen days. I'm especially excited about the y.
> nana. Such a beautiful little thing, and hardy.
> 
> Spring comes late this year. I've gotten trees and
> bushes for my new yard but can't plant them because
> for at least a week, it will be 20F every night. I
> suppose that will ruin my narcissus.
> 
> Why are you interested in green phormiums? There is a
> danger that people will mistake them for a yucca :O)
> Valerie in Michigan
> 
> 
> 
> 
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