yucca cane help

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by nikirii, Jun 21, 2011.

  1. nikirii

    nikirii Member

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    I got a beautiful yucca cane from walmart today. it had a nice sturdy trunk with 4 or so good looking shoots with great looking leaves. well, as i was unpacking and getting stuff inside, i took it out of the car and put it on ground beside car. When I came back out, wind had blown it over and one shoot broke off completely, and another is hanging by a thread. Is there any way I can save those gorgeous shoots? Will they sprout roots or anything? I am a new homeowner and have little knowledge about gardening and awful luck with plants. Please help!
     
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    I have successfully rooted Yucca guatemalensis (I assume that's the plant we're talking about) sprouts in water or soil after breaking them off. I've never had one fail in water; only occasionally has one failed in soil.
     
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    Thank you! I put one in soil and one in water and they both have a teeny tiny root now. Do I put the one in water into soil now, or how long can it stay in water? Thanks!
     
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    It can stay in water for as long as you want it to stay in water, within reason: the first time I did it, I just put the piece in water "temporarily," and it wound up being there for several months before I potted it up.
     

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