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Yucca whipplei (Our Lord's Candle) seeds

Yucca whipplei (Our Lord's Candle) seeds

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Yucca are remarkable plants grown for the architectural value of their bold, sword-shaped leaves and showy panicles of flowers held on stout upright stems high above the foliage. Make excellent feature plants in containers or a bold statement in the border. Do particularly well in seaside gardens with poor, sandy soil and in gravel gardens with the key to success being to keep the roots and trunk base as dry as possible in winter.

Yucca whipplei is a magnificent species producing a mass of glaucous, blue-green leaves from which rise flower spikes up to 1.5m tall with masses of fragrant, greenish-white flowers in late spring and early summer. Frost hardy but will need winter protection in colder regions.

Hardy Perennial (to -5C)
Flowers: Late spring to early summer
Height: Up to 1.5m
Position: Sun & well-drained soil.

Packet of 12 seeds

 


GROWING GUIDE

Sowing Instructions: Sow at any time of year.  Sow very thinly on the surface of a moist, free-draining, good seed compost (eg. John Innes) and just cover the seed with sieved compost. Seal in a polythene bag and propagate at 13-15C on a windowsill or greenhouse/coldframe. Germination should take place in 1-4 months and can be erratic, hence the need to sow thinly so that seedlings can be removed without disturbing the compost too much.

Growing Instructions: When the seedlings are large enough to handle, pot up individually into small pots (7-9cm) and grow on in well-ventilated, cooler conditions. Overwinter in a frost free place. When established, gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions before planting out in late spring in a sunny position and well-drained soil.  For the first few years and in very cold regions wrap in a fleece jacket in winter to protect from frost and make sure the roots and trunk are kept as dry as possible to prevent rotting.

 

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Store seeds in a cool, dry place.