Decorative Shrubs: Yucca Garden

Yucca garden is a tree-like plant, depending on the species, it can be either rosette or stem. Its decorative feature is hard xiphid leaves, they can reach a length of 25 cm to 1 m. Their width rarely exceeds 8 cm. The leaves are collected by a bundle at the very tip of the shoot and form a kind of basal rosette. The color of the foliage also depends on the plant species. It can vary from juicy dark green to blue. In addition, the yucca leaves are stiff, often erect, with smooth or jagged edges, which can also be covered with filaments and sometimes have a sharp spike on the end. In some countries, so strong fiber is extracted from the leaves of this plant, that it is used in the manufacture of woven products and ropes.

Also, beautiful bell-bellied flowers will not leave anyone indifferent. Yucca forms large inflorescences - panicles, which in length can reach 2.5 meters. The flowers are numerous, they can be of various colors, most often white or yellowish tones. The garden plant blooms steadily every year, but in the room conditions the inflorescence is extremely rare. The yucca fruit is a juicy berry or a dry box.

Yucca garden prefers sunny and well-ventilated places. But not bad this plant feels itself and in a penumbra. In winter, the flower must be brought from the garden into the room and kept at a temperature of at least +12 degrees. They put it near the windows so that they can access the sunlight. Otherwise, the yucca leaves become yellow, the tips begin to dry. In spring, in May the plant is again taken to the open air. The optimum temperature for growth is 20-22 degrees.

Also need to be very careful about watering, yucca garden does not tolerate the high humidity of the land. In the winter it is watered only once a month, in the summer no more than three. It is necessary to remember the main rule - it is better not to water this plant once again, than to admit excess water. At high humidity, the barrel begins to decay very quickly. The plant is sprayed regularly, especially in winter, if the flower is next to the central heating battery.

After some time, the earth clod in the tub begins to sink, so in summer the necessary amount of nutrient soil is added to the vase. In the spring period, the plant is fed with mineral fertilizer complexes. They are bred in water and applied to the soil together with watering. Fertilizers are best used for garden flowers. In winter, if the plant begins to ache, you can feed it, but not more often than once a month.

This plant does not have many pests and diseases. Especially dangerous are the scab and spider mite. Against these pests for the purpose of treatment and prevention, spraying with drugs is used. The shield is removed with a solution of "Carbophos" or "Aktara", and tick - with the drug "Iskra BIO".

Yucca garden at home can grow up to two meters. It is shortened with simple pruning. The cut point must be treated with a solution of potassium permanganate or ground coal. But still it is primarily a garden plant, and the housing conditions for it are not the most suitable.