Yucca is a fairly popular plant with a thick trunk and a hat of long green leaves. It can often be found in houses and apartments. However, the culture can also be used to decorate garden plots, and under good conditions, many manage to see beautiful flowers and feel how the yucca smells. But often the owners have a question why the yucca does not bloom. There are several reasons that provoke this condition of the plant.
What varieties and when does yucca bloom
Yucca (lat. Yucca) - a palm tree, belongs to the Agave family. Unfortunately, at home, flowering of a houseplant is possible in very rare cases. However, this phenomenon looks quite impressive.
Yucca garden species mainly bloom
Mostly, species that are used in landscape design bloom annually. There are more than 20 varieties having the same features of agricultural technology and care methods.
The most common are:
- Filamentous. In this species, the leaves have a blue-green hue, can reach a length of up to 90 cm, the tip is sharp. At the edges there are threads that after some time fall off. Inflorescence - panicle, length from 1 to 3 meters. Flowers have a length of 5 to 8 cm, the shade is white, with an admixture of cream, green or yellow. After flowering, fruits are formed - a box with black seeds.
- Short-leaved. A tree is 4 to 12 m high. The top is lush, up to 90 cm in diameter. Leaflets can reach 35 cm. The inflorescence is a dense panicle with flower buds about 7 cm in size, greenish-white in color. The fruit is a box with black seeds.
- Sizaya. A common species, the shrub is small, grows up to 40 cm. The leaves are thin and long (up to 70 cm), there are thin threads on the edges that are slightly curled. The flower stalk can grow up to 3 m, the flowers are white, often with a green or yellow tint, up to 7 cm in size.
- Glorious. This species is represented by a shrub or tree up to 2.5 m high; it can form several trunks. Leaves of a dark green shade with a bluish bloom, xiphoid shape, reach a length of 1 m. The inflorescence is a panicle up to 1.5 m high with white flowers having a purple-red spot on the outside of the perianth.
These are the most popular types of yucca plants, the flowering of which can be seen with proper care and suitable conditions every year.
What factors influence the flowering of yucca
Why is yucca not blooming and what to do to make this happen? This is a tropical plant, therefore, it is necessary to provide suitable conditions for flowering.
Air humidity
Yucca is not demanding on high humidity. However, some varieties do not tolerate drought, so spraying is required periodically. The procedure is carried out in the morning or in the evening, but not in the afternoon.
Important! Moisture on the leaves should be avoided if the crop is located in a sunny place.
Temperature mode
Palm is a thermophilic and sun-loving plant. It is better to plant a crop in an open and unshaded area. It is important to choose a place that is protected from drafts and not to place the yucca next to tall plants that will block the light. Such conditions will adversely affect flowering, as well as poor-quality shelter for the winter period.
Attention! Household flowers are placed in a bright place, but covered from heat so that the yucca does not overheat.
By winter, they collect all the yucca leaves in a panicle, bind. It is allowed to leave the flower without shelter, garden species can withstand quite severe frosts. The main thing is that in the cold season the central bud, which is responsible for flowering, does not suffer.
For domestic species in the winter, it is important to ensure a temperature of no higher than 10 degrees. Not always beginning flower growers understand why this is necessary. However, otherwise the plant loses its attractive appearance, can become ill, and is often affected by pests.
Watering
Despite the fact that yucca belongs to tropical plants, it does not like too wet soil. Garden species need to be watered several times a season, in dry weather a little more often. Irrigation is carried out under the root, and not from above. Household flowers are watered after the topsoil dries out by at least 5 cm.
If the yucca does not have enough moisture, then it will be easy to notice by its appearance - the strings near the inflorescences simply hang. At home flowers, the leaves begin to dry and fall.
Yucca blooms make a vivid impression
Diseases and pests - as a cause of non-flowering
Diseases and pests disrupt the normal development of the flower, so it does not release peduncles and does not bloom. A danger to the culture is watering with cold water, constant drafts with cold air, excessive irrigation, damage to the root system. As a result, yucca is affected by various types of fungal and bacterial diseases, due to which the death of the plant is possible.
The flower can be affected by pests such as scale insects, aphids, spider mites, mealybugs. Parasites quickly develop on plants with weak immunity and spread in all parts. Noticing the presence of pests, you must immediately take the necessary measures - treat the plant with a soapy solution, and then with special preparations with a chemical composition.
Important! The faster it is to clear the culture of pests, the easier it is to keep the flower in good condition.
A lot of beautiful flowers form on a whisk
How to stimulate flowering
Many gardeners want to get flowers on a plant. To make a yucca blossom, you can do several things:
- Be careful with the root system, because it is through it that the flower stalk is formed - the roots can not be poured, when planting, try not to damage it.
- In warm time, the home flower should be taken out to the street, so that it gains sun and strength. Small bushes easily take root in the open ground, and a three-year-old plant is capable of blooming.
- For yucca, it is important to periodically feed, they will also contribute to the appearance of a peduncle.
- If roots are visible from the drainage holes, then the culture should be transplanted, providing a more suitable capacity. In this case, the possibility of flowering will increase significantly.
Home specimens delight in bloom very rarely, so it is better to plant a yucca flower in open ground. After drying the flower stalk, it must be cut and allowed to gain strength before wintering. If desired, even a domestic plant can be forced to bloom, providing him with suitable conditions and proper care.
