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Yucca rostrata
Beaked Yucca

A remarkably beautiful Yucca that forms a large, spherical crown of blue-grayish green, narrow leaves, supported by a moderately tall, solitary trunk, clothed at least in its upper part in a dense skirt of dead leaves. Native to northern Mexico and western Texas, it is slow growing but very hardy to drought as well as severe cold.

 
 

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Seeds from this species ...

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
I have sawn the seeds in my greenhouse, in pots with potting soil, and after three weeks (temperatures of about 30°C), almost all the seeds had germinated. The seedlings are very strong and tolerate transplanting very well.
Submitted on 13/06/2005 by Jacob Pollier jacobpollier@hotmail.com

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Extremely easy to germinate. Seeds were soaked for 24 hours ad then placed in a zip lock bag with slightly damp peat. The bag was placed in the airing cupboard (For non-UK people this is the room that holds the house hot water tank). Within 10 days most of the seeds had germinated and had roots up to an inch long.
Submitted on 21/06/2004 by Lucian Morris lucianmorris@hotmail.com

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Soaked seeds for a day, then placed in ziploc bag with peat moss. Germination started in 10 days and all seeds had sprouted within 3 weeks. 100% germination rate. I would highly recommend taking the young sprouts out of the bag after a few days, as it doesn't take long for them to rot. I lost several plants from this. Next time I think I'll sow seeds directly into pots with regular potting soil.
Submitted on 28/03/2004 by Frank Glavin frankglavin@comcast.net

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Very fast germinating in zip lock bags with peat at 30C. 100% sprout rate. Very fast growing under artifical light.
Submitted on 29/11/2003 by Gerry Morgan gerryrmorgan@shaw.ca

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
Soaked for 24 hrs. Put in moist peat moss at 28C Within 3 weeks all seeds (20) had sprouted.
Submitted on 05/12/2003 by Gerry Morgan gerryrmorgan@shaw.ca

...very easy to germinate and need up to 1 month to sprout.
I soaked the seeds in warm water for one day. They were then placed in a plastic bag for 2 weeks. I recieved 90% germination, 9 out of 10 seeds.
Submitted on 04/11/2003 by Manuel Galan mgp@matchmind.es

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If you wish to read more on palm cultivation, we highly recommend Ornamental Palm Horticulture by Timothy K. Broschat and Alan W. Meerow, available in our bookshop.

Ratings and comments reflect individual experiences and the views of our visitors. They do not necessarily describe the most appropriate methods, nor are they necessarily valid for all seeds or plants of this species. Germination and plant cultivation success depends on many different factors; nevertheless, these experiences will hopefully aid you in your effort to get the best germination results from our seeds and the best growth results from your plants.

 
       
 
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