When is the best time of year to re-pot a yucca plant ?

A yucca plant is generally grown outside in the garden, although it can be grown in a pot. Make sure that the pot is large enough, as they grow quite large. If it's grown indoors, then re-pot when needed, ie, if it's got to big for the pot. This applies to outside also.


I used to have a yucca plant in a large pot, but never got a flower, due to having dogs I gave the yucca to my neighbour earlier in the year, he planted it outside and for the first time in five years it flowered.


Yucca's are hardy plants, despite there tropical appearance, it will bloom quite happily every year if planted in the garden. The Basel rosette is about 2ft high and produces a 4-6ft flower stalk in August.


If you wish to keep it in a pot, try getting hold of an old tall chimney pot. Looks great as an architectural plant.


In spring remove rooted offsets growing at the base of the shrub.

When is the best time of year to re-pot a yucca plant ?
The best time to repot your Yucca is in spring just as it is about to start its new season's growth. Ensure good drainage at the bottom of the pot by part filling with old brocken crockery, gravel or polystyrene pieces. Pre mix your general purpose compost with some sharp sand, some water retaining crystal granules and some fertiliser granules. This mix should last a good year at which time further fertiliser should be added. Spring is the wisest time because the plant requires nutrients at this new growth stage. Repotting at other times will tend to confuse the plant e.g. feeding it fresh fertiliser in autumn when it is trying to be at its least active growthwise. Finally, covering the compost with a mulch (stone or bark chipping) will help maintain the moisture level and ensure the plant is kept watered.