The tips of the yucca I bought recently are turning brown and curling. Does anyone know what is causing this? It sits under a window but its not opened, and receives moderate light. I haven't watered it too much during winter.

Where do you live Lisa?
Sounds like you are growing indoors, yes?

In Tauranga, NZ. Yes I'm growing it indoors, but have since discovered it could be a lack of humidity as we have a woodburner which could be drying the air out? I have been recommended to mist spray the plant.

Or you could try setting it on a tray of pebbles filled with water.

Do you have any garden pictures from NZ? I love to travel via Maggie's Forum

Hey, my uncle lives in Tauranga. Small world eh?

Getting smaller everyday Nic I'm still pinching myself to know I was in your lovely London garden last month!

I'm with you MK,, Kiwi picies,, please, please

As to the yucca question,,,, It would be helpful to know which of the Yucca species you have Lisa. Considering those native to summer-arid lands such as Texas or Arizona, yours might be in need of more light. One variety that will tolerate more shade than most is the Arkansas Yucca (Y. arkansana). It enjoys spring rains and tolerates hot dry air and soil in the summer months.

Terry or Nicola,,,, what was that Yucca\Cordyline\Dracaena-shaped rosey-burgundy-leafed thing that I kept seeing in London pot plantings? I believe it was native to some part of Aussielands and am wondering if it could tolerate our summers??? If so, the growers over here need to jump on that. It is gorgiemisio. Was it a ‘red’ Cordyline austrailis?

It was Cordyline australis, often used here for 'bedding out' and container planting. It can survive the winter in milder areas and in central London if the leaves are pulled up together and tied at the top to stop the crown getting too wet.

Mine suffered this winter, highest growth was killed, but lower growth survived.

I know how the Victorians liked to use the cordies indoors, along with their palms and ferns. And have seen how they used them in pedestaled urns outdoors and often in the center of a circular bedded out scheme. Am glad to see the red foliaged revival over there, in todays designs. Sure would love to try some here.

My yuccas are in bloom right now. Hope I get a picie of them soon.

Nicola - about that black Japanese Ophiopogon that I was lusting after over there... I found some here!!! And it was as pricey here, as it is in England. But I managed to justify one little pot of it, as it has plenty of new shoots coming out around the crown

Would you believe the deer eat those sharp tough leaves of my yucca every winter. I think they are slowly killing them out.

That's one cold-hardy yucca for it to survive W. Virginia winters MK. I guess it is one of the few green things left at that time of year for the deer.