my little bit of paradise (Yucca)

Member Name: barbie84

Product:	Yucca
Date:	23/04/08 (1297 review reads)
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Advantages: great house plant

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Yucca plants have a very tall trunk with palm type leaves at the top.

Dont worry when thinking about buying a yucca plant about it growing like wild fire and out growing you house as they have been known to get to over 40 foot in there native lands but they grow very very slowly, i have had my yucca about 7 years now and it has only grown a small amount over that time, 3 inches roughly.

Yucca plants love direct sunlight so dont go making the fatal mistake that a lot of people do by putting there yucca in a shaded bathroom or dark hall way, near a window in direct light is best and on a very warm summers day they love to go out side in the sun.

You will need to water your yucca a lot during spring, summer and autum and not let the soil dry out but during winter let your soil dry out inbetween watering.

Because yuccas have thin trunks and lots of leaves at the top they tend to be a bit top heavy so you are better using a heavy ceramic pot to keep your yucca in to stop it falling over instead of a plastic pot.

Yuccas come from a dry sandy area naturally so it thrives best on a sand and soil mix approximately half and half but you dont need to be too accurate with this.

Yuccas make great house plants, they are hardy and look lovely bringing a little bit of paradise to your home.

Summary: a great house plant