Palm lilies can grow up to 5 meters tall under favorable conditions. Transplanting such a large plant is not that easy, so if possible, you should look for a really suitable location for your palm lily in advance.
When and how should you transplant a palm lily?
Transplanting a palm lily is best in spring, at the beginning of the growing season. Wearing gardening gloves, carefully remove the yucca from the old pot, loosen the roots and place the plant in a new, larger pot with soil. Then pour well.
When should a palm lily be transplanted?
As a rule, the palm lily does not need to be transplanted outdoors unless you want to give it a new place. Repotting the houseplant is only necessary if the plant pot has become too small. You can tell by the roots sticking out of the ground. Even if the palm lily is no longer secure, you should treat it to a new, perhaps slightly larger pot.
The best time to transplant a palm lily outdoors is the beginning of the growing season in spring. If you missed this point, that's not too bad. You can still do this work well in the summer. The main thing is that your palm lily has enough time to grow well and possibly form new roots before frost.
How to transplant?
When repotting your yucca, you should definitely wear gardening gloves (€9.00 on Amazon) because the leaves of this plant have very sharp edges. Cutting yourself on it hurts a lot. Remove the yucca from the old pot and loosen the roots a little with your fingers. Then place the plant in the new and larger flower pot. Fill the pot with soil and water the yucca well.
If you want to transplant a palm lily outdoors, dig up the plant carefully. The roots may have already spread quite far and grown 80 cm deep into the ground. If remnants of the roots remain in the ground, new palm lilies will develop from them. Over time, 10 or more plants may grow there.
The most important things in brief:
- Wear gardening gloves
- remove the roots completely outdoors
- transplant at the beginning of the growing season
- pour well
Tips & Tricks
If new plants grow in the old location of your palm lily, you can pot them up and give them away or use them as houseplants.
