17 YEARS of TROPICAL AND DESERT PLANTS
Posted by Charles Massachusetts on June 29, 2016, 8:12 pm
Yucca glauca. Was a single rosette on a trunk last year. This year has 4 flower stalks on branched trunk. Is going by, and filamentosa has not yet matured its inflorescence. No Yucca beetles but plenty of Yucca moths. Have no clue where the moths came from ? Kansas? I haven't seen a Yucca seed pod in eastern MA in decades. Maybe moths are from Tim, 75 miles away ;-)
Re: Yucca glauca
Posted by Tim MA z6 on June 29, 2016, 9:24 pm, in reply to "Yucca glauca"
Great job with that glauca! No beetles? Wait a couple days and look again. Is this the only Yucca bloom in your yard? Perhaps there are no beetles close to your house.......yet. I'm sure a couple will find the bloom this season. Next season will be worse. Try pollinating it.
Posted by Charles MA 6a on June 30, 2016, 11:31 am, in reply to "Re: Yucca glauca"
Should have known. The beetles were 5 days late, because glauca was 10-14 days ahead of the prevailing filamentosa. Still amazes me how the moths survive in face to the overwhelming beetle onslaught.
Posted by Tim MA z6 on June 30, 2016, 8:26 pm, in reply to "Re: Yucca glauca"
Sevin spray works great on the beetles. Spray at 6pm-7pm every night to keep them from killing off seed pods. Downside is your killing the moths too so you'll have to hand pollenate.
Posted by Charles Massachusetts on June 29, 2016, 8:16 pm, in reply to "Yucca glauca"
I meant to add, I think the beetles aren't attracted to Y. glauca.
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