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Yucca rostrata has been available as large plants for some time, they can be transported easily as cut logs with the intention of re-rooting them later.
Unfortunately they aren't the easiest thing to re-root. It can take a couple of years to produce a resilient root ball and they don't like winter wet. In short,
they aren't always successful. 'Sapphire Skies' was selected at Cistus Nursery in Oregon and has glaucous greyish foliage, originally from a collection by Sean Hogan in northern Mexico in the early 1990's. The young plants now available are micropropagated from the original plant. People are now offering seed which may be glaucous but it is unlikely to be as good. Special Plants Nursery say: "Initially a 4 foot spherical fountain of exquisite shimmering blue evergreen foliage, Eventually develops a trunk and can grow to 6 or 7 foot. Long narrow leaves with a slight twist. Beautiful all yeear round. Very hardy and drought tolerant. Likes full sun and good drainage. Slow-growing." The University of Arkansas say: "But I was surprised a few weeks ago to notice the planting of five-foot-tall yuccas growing in the city park. After talking to the city’s horticulturist I learned the plants were a cultivar named 'Sapphire Skies'. It was released by Portland, Oregon nurseryman Sean Hogan who grew it from seed collected at about 2000 feet elevation in Northern Mexico in the early 1990s. He operates a mail order nursery called Cistus Nursery specializing in plants with a Mediterranean feel to them. Because Big Bend yucca is slow to propagate naturally, he put it in tissue culture where it is still being propagated for wholesale nurseries." |
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| 31st August 2019 | ||
