How Do You Grow Yucca Cane From Tips?
With its tough, fibrous, sword-shaped leaves, the yucca plant is easily recognized. Usually seen growing outdoors in warm climates, yucca also makes a distinctive, low-maintenance house plant. Although success isn’t guaranteed, yucca can often be propagated by cutting a tip from a healthy yucca shoot in late spring or early summer. The yucca will be forming new leaves and roots at this time and will be more resistant to disease and rot. Use a sharp, clean pair of garden shears or kitchen scissors to cut a tip from a healthy yucca shoot. Don’t take a cutting from a shoot that is bruised, soft, or shriveled. The cutting should be at least three inches long. Dip the cutting in rooting hormone and set it aside for at least a week or two. The cut edge must develop a firm callus, or the cutting will rot once it’s planted. If the cutting shrivels a bit, don’t worry. Fill a planting container with a mixture of half coarse sand and half commercial potting mix. Any container with drainage holes
