Yeah they should; I put the yuccas in a temporary planting area next to the house while I finished up the beds I was making.
And then I realized that they looked really cool there, so now I think I'm going to get a couple more and turn the "temporary" bed into yet another permanent one.
(Plus, it'd be another place to put more semps.)

Yea. Way to go J. C.
Don't forget to take photos for us when you get them in their permanent home.

Hehe, will do.

Oh oh JC - you're sounding like you got the semp sickness!

Greg, it's not a sickness. It's a lovely hobby.

Yeah, I already had "the sickness" before I even started posting on here thanks to you all.
Remember, I had been lurking around here for a while...

JC I'd forgotten about that part!! Lynn, you are totally right, it is a great "passion"

I bet the semps will look great in that bed with your yucca.

Passion, yes, that's a good description!

with Chris on how visually interesting it will be having the semps and yucca in the same bed.

Thanks, in my main xeriscape bed I will be using the double yucca clump along the back in the middle and two Orange Vanilla Kniphofia (http://www.bluestoneperennials...) in the back corners to create some height. This is really my first attempt at planning large landscaped/plant areas so I hope it turns out okay. I was going for a unique look that I haven't seen before; I think I will achieve that.

I like yuccas as wel, what a great climate for them to grow wild ,good luck with the beds, they will soon multiply...

Your ideas sound awesome - can't wait to see pictures!

Thank you for the luck and well wishing.

Here are some sad, tiny chicks. These were in bad shape when I got them, and I’ve lost a Red Beauty already. I might lose a couple more. I was pretty impressed with the company I got them from though. (Not going to name any names since I haven’t ordered from them enough to say whether they are overall good or bad). I called them, let them know what happened, and they not only are replacing what has died but are resending the whole order of 15 chicks.

I just moved these into pots, so I can bring them inside over nights. That way they can be under lights, and I can control the moisture a bit better. They also seem to actively produce roots more readily when not frozen.

I’ll see what I can save.

Red Beauty


Ruby Heart

It can be a challenge those first few semps...and not knowing what your weather will do! One thing that people have told me to do, and I have - leave the ones you think are dead, because they may surprise you!! I've had some that were totally brown and dead (but I was feeling lazy to do anything about them) and they began to grow new growth at the top!! (especially if they have a good root system, they will most likely return)
Very nice about the company replacing everything - free semps! (once you are ready I would like to know the name of the nursery, I want to send some business their way!
Thanks JC for sharing this project with all of us!

Thanks for the advice Greg. I would've left the dead semp planted, but it was clearly totally dead. It was nearly dead when it arrived to me, and had absolutely no roots or stolon. Within a few hours it was gone.

Here are a couple yuccas that I put in the beds out front of the house. I'm still debating if I want to move them to the back beds or not.

Yucca Color Guard


Yucca Baccata

Variegated Yucca? I've never seen those...what a treat! I'm a fan (and so is hubby) of those yuccas with the filaments that curl up and out. The filaments seem to soften the overall dangerous looking sword-like leaves...

Yeah, I’m a fan of those too.
Just some of the yuccas that are variegated are Color Guard, Bright Edge, Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, and Gloriosa 'Variegata'.

for the list of variegated, JC!