Root of Yucca plant appearing on top of the ground + Millipedes?

I bought an indoor Yucca plant and I just noticed that the root appears on top of the ground. Is it healthy? I read an article that a plant has some root issue when the root shows up above the ground.


Also, I found 2 Millipedes-es on the plant. How can I tell if there is anymore and terminate them?


Should I just return the plant to the store? Thanks for your help.

Root of Yucca plant appearing on top of the ground + Millipedes?
Yucca's are incredibly tough plants, so the fact that you're showing a bit of root probably means that the plant is starting to outgrow it's pot, and needs to be repotted, or that the soil has been a bit too much on the dry side and is pulling away.





Yucca's are relatively free from insects problems. This is one plant that spider mites don't like. At times you may find scale or mealybugs, but generally, the plants are insect free.


I think the millipedes have just hitched a ride, and I really don't think the lant has an infestation, so just give them a spray of insecticide





When buying plants look for ones that are well rooted and don't have any "cane wobble" and remember DO NOT overwater this plant or allow it to sit in water.





check out the photo, and more info at :


http://www.plant-care.com/yucca-plant.ht...





i hope this helps...
Reply:hendry82


In the following references you can determine if you really have a yucca. Also a root showing above ground would not be a problem UNLESS it has become root bound in its present container. That means to many roots for the container and the critter should/needs to be potte-up to the next size or better a much larger container.


Are the insects truely millipedes? Could they be leaf eating catapillers? Check references on millipedes as they do not feed upon hard plant tissues and are therefore not a danger to your yucca. See: http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/20...


Finding more millipedes is possible if the conditions are right for them to be there in the first place. Ref. ref above for locations and Rx.


http://bugguide.net/node/view/37





http://www.bennyskaktus.dk/Yucca_UK.htm


http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC1...


http://www.electricscotland.com/gardenin...


http://www.flowers.org.uk/plants/plantfa...


http://www.tesselaar.net.au/growingguide...


http://www.plantcare.com/catalog/tepPlan...


http://www.plantcare.com/catalog/tepPlan...


http://www.gflora.com/index.php?cmd=genu...

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