tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post98967014449728648..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: Yucca filamentosa, trash plants?danger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-36482173225576325602014-07-29T18:10:49.815-07:002014-07-29T18:10:49.815-07:00I think this plant might be the answer to my curbs...I think this plant might be the answer to my curbside planting strip. If it can survive a dumpster, basketball should be no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-80807775947364293992014-07-19T06:16:58.156-07:002014-07-19T06:16:58.156-07:00I went to a pot-luck where someone had brought fre...I went to a pot-luck where someone had brought fresh yucca flowers stuffed with a mixture of sweetened cream cheese and wild blueberries. Delicious! Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-18407868530203175202014-07-16T12:26:58.513-07:002014-07-16T12:26:58.513-07:00(!!!)(!!!)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29086251186091546322014-07-16T12:26:39.625-07:002014-07-16T12:26:39.625-07:00The trash containers move. The first time I saw th...The trash containers move. The first time I saw this patch they weren't there but every time I went back they were...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-12126032851980319342014-07-16T12:24:32.111-07:002014-07-16T12:24:32.111-07:00Great point Amy!Great point Amy!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38071695624014172922014-07-16T12:24:19.245-07:002014-07-16T12:24:19.245-07:00I so wish I could have gotten a picture without th...I so wish I could have gotten a picture without the trash receptacles...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-50541503707474810862014-07-16T12:23:34.638-07:002014-07-16T12:23:34.638-07:00Yay! They are VERY tough plants.Yay! They are VERY tough plants.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-40031224050991262872014-07-16T12:22:56.592-07:002014-07-16T12:22:56.592-07:00Things that make you go "hmmm"Things that make you go "hmmm"danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-31350203654341888332014-07-16T12:22:26.979-07:002014-07-16T12:22:26.979-07:00My variegated bloom spikes are so much shorter tha...My variegated bloom spikes are so much shorter than the solid green ones. Kind of odd.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33306034814097411732014-07-16T12:19:42.457-07:002014-07-16T12:19:42.457-07:00Just a few others...(which are gorgeous!)Just a few others...(which are gorgeous!)danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-21745354245173353292014-07-16T12:19:20.081-07:002014-07-16T12:19:20.081-07:00I've seen yuccas look bad after transplanting ...I've seen yuccas look bad after transplanting but then they spring back with force the next year, how long ago were yours moved?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-2726978321176551812014-07-16T12:18:16.119-07:002014-07-16T12:18:16.119-07:00I've often though of doing that, sadly I misse...I've often though of doing that, sadly I missed my opportunity this year (ours are pretty much all wilted) but maybe next year!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-22348270516660081032014-07-16T12:17:36.614-07:002014-07-16T12:17:36.614-07:00Oh if only agaves here could thrive on neglect...Oh if only agaves here could thrive on neglect...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-28327477041117192452014-07-14T13:02:48.722-07:002014-07-14T13:02:48.722-07:00They are perfect against the stucco background of ...They are perfect against the stucco background of the building, and the flowers are sublime. Now about that real trash.rickihttp://bannersbyricki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-23235574660221435282014-07-14T07:51:27.508-07:002014-07-14T07:51:27.508-07:00I love my one and only 'Color Guard.' It h...I love my one and only 'Color Guard.' It has one short bloom spike this year, and I'm sure hoping for more in years to come. I'm sure one reason why the ones in your post were planted there so close to the trash containers was because of how indestructible they are.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59077343716728496302014-07-13T07:47:31.291-07:002014-07-13T07:47:31.291-07:00"On trash day they get no respect". They..."On trash day they get no respect". They don't NEED anyone's respect, they don't give a damn! Look at them just flowering away, paying no attention to the fact they share a home with garbage. Love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528403806024368437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43864606742645210282014-07-12T08:10:19.533-07:002014-07-12T08:10:19.533-07:00These are so impressive when you see a mass of the...These are so impressive when you see a mass of them in bloom. Like you, I was pleasantly surprised by some last year at a post office I don't typically visit, the only vegetation around the parking lot. <br /><br />I didn't know anybody ever tried to remove these, but I guess that's why they end up being the only plants in areas like these: they just come back again and again.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-56929076096399055012014-07-12T06:00:10.525-07:002014-07-12T06:00:10.525-07:00I often admire your plants, Loree, and wish I coul...I often admire your plants, Loree, and wish I could grow them too (in summer I'd qualify in the dryness department, in winter it's too cold) What fabulous spikes of flower! But I just checked hardiness and it seems that Yucca filamentosa is something I might get away with. Will try ...Cathy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03849922467924159839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-77419068124001548172014-07-11T22:40:08.042-07:002014-07-11T22:40:08.042-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.kshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847026541797857854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-18438371110031237432014-07-11T21:07:28.050-07:002014-07-11T21:07:28.050-07:00I have the variegated variety and I'm always s...I have the variegated variety and I'm always surprised when I see the bloom spike( like icing on the cupcake). My neighbors love it when it blooms since it blooms right by the street. I'm sorry to see the trash can lids on top of the bloom spikes. The same people probably mow down their wildflowers just before they bloom in their lawns! Maybe you could make that photo into a T-Shirt with the caption 'Ouch!' on the bottom, then wear it when you walk by. It might work. David/:0)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495040805660192347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79096832843783483542014-07-11T16:38:18.890-07:002014-07-11T16:38:18.890-07:00My kind of plant, though we have "a few other...My kind of plant, though we have "a few other yuccas" in the high desert. Here, Y. filamentosa or Y. recurvifolia just needs the irrigation turned off a few seasons, and it's not there forever...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-33351358905566580882014-07-11T11:02:15.131-07:002014-07-11T11:02:15.131-07:00I love my Yucca filamentosa and enjoy seeing them ...I love my Yucca filamentosa and enjoy seeing them gracing tough growing areas. It's interesting that Rock rose says Texas deer eat them. Not only do my local black tails not like yuccas, I found that a row of them makes an effective protective screen for lilies. My yuccas were relocated due to construction and the lilies were rather poorly transplanted (seriously, unimaginably bad job transplanting) so that I barely have any left, and none blooming size, but one of the first things I did when I came home was to move what small lilies I could behind the protection of the yuccas in their new home. Hopefully in a few years there will once again be blazing orange lilies peaking from behind the yuccas.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-30805818573480406402014-07-11T09:31:20.039-07:002014-07-11T09:31:20.039-07:00Yes Loree, we appreciate them down in Texas but so...Yes Loree, we appreciate them down in Texas but so do the deer. They make a tasty snack for our four legged friends when the stalk first appears. I am told that the flowers make a nice snack for us too. I think they can be stuffed and fried rather like squash blossoms. WHy not give it a try.Rock rose https://www.blogger.com/profile/00348711150803587369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-27210275312396140112014-07-11T09:23:54.885-07:002014-07-11T09:23:54.885-07:00Exactly! Perfect for a space you want to ignore. ...Exactly! Perfect for a space you want to ignore. I enjoy seeing these little slices of ground where a yucca or agave landed years ago and now thrives on neglect.Shirleyhttp://rockoakdeer.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com