Since I'm considering moving Agave pups to the yard, I'm thinking about trying to move one or two of the Yucca plants from the pasture as well. I've tried this a couple of times and haven't been successful. With the rain, now will be about as good as it will get to attempt to dig one out. Any tips on how to make the transition successful would be welcome. Also any suggestions as to the specific Yucca it might be. I'd just like to know that if possible.
I don't know the specific Yucca. Or that it's a true native to the area. I think so, but the old tales say native Americans brought them in and left them planted in their camping areas. On the property here there are only a couple of colonies. They have been stable, but static since we moved here in 1950. They replace themselves readily and the shape and spaces between plants shift around, but the population stays relatively static. Sort of a ZPG situation. They certainly aren't especially invasive vegetation. I enjoy them. The leaf blades are stiff and have a very sharp end and the edge is also sharp enough to cut. They have white hairs along the edges of those blades which are narrow in respect to their length. The blooms are greenish cream/white and hang upside down like bells. They remind me of a tulip, only facing down. However, these last few years the blooms are usually eaten off. That wasn't the case a few years ago, but there are a lot more deer now than when I was growing up and I think they like the blooms. Here's a series of photos. One photo of the largest colony and probably growing in the easiest soil to dig one out. One plant I'm considering attempting to get out because it's smaller and out from the other clumps. And finally a dead plants. Dead ones are here and there and create new paths between the living plants as they die.
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