If you stroll through the gardens between mid-July and early August, you will see interesting plants in many gardens with long, green leaves and lush flowers not unlike lily of the valley, which are numerous in inflorescences up to three meters high. These are relatives of the Yucca palm cultivated as a houseplant, the hardy Yucca filamentosa or Yucca gloriosa. By the way: The indoor yucca can also bloom if you know the trick.
When and how should you cut off the flowers of a yucca palm?
After the yucca palm has bloomed, you should cut off the dried inflorescences to maintain an attractive appearance and to encourage new shoots. After winter, dried leaves can also be removed.
Cut Yucca correctly – care after flowering and after winter
Garden yuccas basically don't need to be cut. The plants, which are usually stemless, just need a lot of space because they produce more and more offshoots over the years and thus become larger and larger. You should only remove the dried inflorescences after flowering, as they are not particularly attractive. After cutting, new shoots will develop so that the yucca can produce more flower stalks from year to year. After the winter break, you should also remove dried leaves.
How to make your indoor yucca bloom
You can get your indoor yucca to bloom by cultivating it on the balcony or terrace over the summer months and sending it into the resting phase at around five to ten degrees Celsius in a bright room after the autumn harvest. Stop fertilizing - the yucca does not need to be fertilized between October and February - and water only slightly. The flower of the indoor yucca smells captivatingly of jasmine. It is also cut off after flowering.
Tip
The Yucca - no matter what type it is - is very propagative. Cut sections, even if they are just leafless stems, root quite reliably in a loose soil-sand mixture. However, you need to be patient.
