Do you love the exotic sight of the yucca? Then simply multiply them. You have three options, some of which require a little finesse.
Yucca filamentosa are very easy to care for and undemanding plants. And although you only have to put in a little effort, you will be rewarded with a rich, exotic bloom. You can never have enough of these plants. So just multiply your yucca.
The garden yucca can be propagated in three ways:
- by seeds
- by offshoots
- by divider
Young palm lilies often take a little longer to bloom. Sometimes even up to a few years.
1. Propagating Yucca by seed
Sowing is easy and can be done all year round with purchased seeds. Soak the seeds in warm water for a few hours, then place them in pots of potting soil mixed with sand. A thin layer of earth comes over it. In a warm and bright place, always kept slightly moist, the seeds will germinate in four to six weeks.
When the new plants are about 20 centimeters high, they can go outside. It is favorable to put the young plant in a bucket first. Older, stable palm lilies are frost-resistant, young plants can be placed in a bucket in a frost-free place during a cold snap.
Important: Seeds from your own palm lily are not germinable. This is due to the lack of fertilization. The garden yucca is fertilized exclusively by the yucca moth. This is a species of butterfly that only occurs in the natural range of the yucca. The moths lay their eggs in the ovary and fertilize the flower by bringing pollen into the pod. Larvae later hatch from the eggs and eat their way through the infructescence. As a result, only a few seeds mature. So if you want to sow palm lilies, you have to rely on seeds from specialist shops.2. Use offshoots to propagate palm liliesIn he althy and vigorous plants, they form regularlyOffshoots, so-called Kindel. In spring or fall, cut off the cuttings from the mother plant with a sharp knife or scissors when they are about 20 centimeters long and have multiple leaves.
Spring offshoots can be planted directly outdoors or in a bucket. Place autumn cuttings in pots with moist, sandy soil. Then keep the containers warm and bright and always keep them slightly moist. The offshoots take root well and can be planted out next spring.
3. Propagation by Division
If you want to divide the plant, carefully lift the whole yucca out of the ground with the digging fork in spring. Shake off the soil until you get a good view of the roots. You can divide the rootstock once or multiple times, depending on how extensive it is. Each cut must have a branched root section with sound and uninjured roots. The cut should be as clean, smooth and straight as possible. Also cut off injured or torn parts of plants and roots. Otherwise, germs can easily get into these places.
Insert the sections at the same depth as the previous plant at the new location. Water well and water regularly over the next few weeks so that the yucca grow well. Unfortunately, this variant does not always work, under certain circumstances the mother plant dies or the new sections do not develop.
» Warning: Because of the rigid, pointed blades, it is best to wear gloves when working with them.