Planting a yucca palm in the garden

Choose the location and soil carefully

Plant the yucca in a sunny, sheltered and warm spot. The soil should be rich in nutrients, but above all loose and well-drained - the plant can tolerate it without any problems frostbut no moisture. It is therefore essential to avoid waterlogging and permanently damp soil. In addition, the yucca needs a lot of lime, which is why a lime-rich soil is advantageous for the culture.

Which plant neighbors does the yucca harmonize particularly well with?

The yucca filamentosa may not necessarily get tall with age, but it can get quite wide. So leave a lot of space around the planting site so that the Palm lily can spread. Species that have similar needs to the yucca are particularly suitable for transplanting. These include, among others: Lavender, Gypsophila, Woll-Ziest, Sedum plant or Bergenia.

Planting yucca properly

When planting the yucca, it is best to do the following:

• Dig a wide and deep planting hole.
• This should be about twice the size of the plant itself.
• Loosen the soil well at the bottom of the planting hole.
• Crush the excavated material and
• mix this with ripe compost and coarse sand.
• Hold the plant in so that the roots hang into the hole without bumping into it.
• Fill in the planting hole.
• Press the earth well so that no voids remain.
• Pour the yucca with warm, chalky water.

Care: cutting, fertilizing, propagating

Once planted, the Yucca filamentosa does not need a lot of care. All you have to do during the gardening year is the following:

• Only compost is used for fertilization at the beginning of the growing season.
• The plant also receives some lime from the beginning to mid-August.
• Pouring is usually not necessary.
• Only the bloomed inflorescences and dried or frozen shoots / leaves are cut.
• In very cold winters, a light winter protection makes sense.
• Very large / extensive specimens can be multiplied by dividing them.