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Yucca whipplei?

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David Dickinson

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Yucca whipplei?
« on: May 23, 2018, 10:50:39 AM »
I have always assumed that it is. Does anybody grow it and, if so, does it really die after flowering? I have had the plant for over 10 years and this is the first year that it has flowered. Mine has 3 baby plants that are suckering from the parent. Should I cut these off before the parent dies or will they grow on without interference from me?
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I have a small garden in Rome, Italy. Some open soil, some concrete, some paved. Temperatures in winter occasionally down to 0°C. Summer temperatures up to 40°C in the shade. There are never watering restrictions but, of course, there is little natural water for much of June, July and August.
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Re: Yucca whipplei?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2018, 07:00:41 AM »
Hello David

It is not Hesperoyucca whipplei syn. Yucca whipplei but Yucca filamentosa.
The morphology of the flower indicates it quite clearly.
Yucca filamentosa when grown in a small pot tends to develop a woody stem with time.
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Re: Yucca whipplei?
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2018, 09:47:37 AM »
Thanks Oron. The plant hasn't died after flowering, or at least not yet. Now I know the exact species I can do a little more research. As always, very grateful for the identifications you give us :-)
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